Microsoft’s internal playbook has shifted: the company has moved decisively to limit open employee speech and reassert physical presence as a baseline for collaboration, coupling tighter moderation of internal channels and heightened on‑campus security with a phased requirement that many staff...
Microsoft’s Azure cloud has become the focal point of a landmark investigation that alleges Israel’s elite signals-intelligence unit, Unit 8200, migrated massive volumes of intercepted Palestinian communications into a bespoke, segregated Azure environment—creating an AI-assisted, cloud-backed...
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The atmosphere at Microsoft’s flagship Build developer conference was fractured this week as a dramatic protest unfolded before CEO Satya Nadella’s keynote address. The incident, which saw a Microsoft employee interrupting the event to denounce the company’s business ties with the Israeli...
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