worker activism

A handful of Arkane Lyon developers went public this month with an uncompromising demand: Microsoft must cut any ties that enable violence in Gaza — and remaining silent, they said, is tantamount to complicity. That open letter, penned by members of the French game‑workers’ union STJV at Arkane...

A storm is raging inside Microsoft, and it’s rapidly becoming emblematic of a broader ethical struggle rippling through the world’s tech giants. As artificial intelligence and cloud computing reshape the landscape of geopolitics and warfare, so too do the responsibilities—and risks—borne by...

At Microsoft's recent Build 2025 conference, former employees Vaniya Aggarwal and Hossam Nasr disrupted a session to protest the company's cloud contracts with the Israeli government. This marks the third such protest at the event, highlighting growing internal dissent over Microsoft's...

Microsoft Build 2025, the company's flagship annual conference for developers, became an unexpected focal point for global politics this year. For three straight days, intense pro-Palestine protests have disrupted proceedings, thrusting Microsoft’s cloud contracts with the Israeli government...

Microsoft has reportedly implemented a policy that blocks internal emails containing the words "Palestine," "Gaza," or "genocide" on its Exchange servers. This action was first detected by "No Azure for Apartheid," a group of pro-Palestine Microsoft employees, shortly after the company's Build...

The Build developer conference, one of Microsoft’s most important annual events, is designed to showcase technological innovation and foster collaboration between the tech giant and the global developer community. However, this year’s Build conference in Seattle became a stage for a very...

At a high-profile Microsoft event in Seattle, demonstrations by pro-Palestinian activists erupted into tense confrontations with security, underscoring how global conflicts increasingly spill into the world of tech and corporate culture. What was intended as a showcase for Microsoft’s latest...

Across the tech industry, debates about corporate responsibility and the moral implications of advanced technologies have rarely reached the fever pitch now surrounding Microsoft’s role in the ongoing Israel-Gaza conflict. A wave of internal dissent—sparked by high-profile firings and a...