The confrontation at Microsoft’s Redmond campus in August and the weeks of escalation that followed have turned a previously quiet internal dispute into what may be the most consequential labor story in the U.S. this year: current and former Microsoft employees organized under the banner No...
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brad smith
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covington burling
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microsoft
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no azure for apartheid
sovereign cloud
tech workers
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At Microsoft's annual Build developer conference in Seattle, a significant protest unfolded, highlighting the growing tension between the tech giant's business engagements and its employees' ethical concerns. Software engineer Joe Lopez publicly interrupted CEO Satya Nadella's keynote address to...
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ai technology
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ethical business
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israeli military
microsoft
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palestinian conflict
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workerrights
“Unexpected Situation” is the phrase repeatedly used to rationalize deaths of tens of thousands of people caused by the recent disaster. This man-made calamity, I repeat, the worst man-made calamity is being rationalized with the single phrase, which still leaves hundreds of thousands...
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corporate accountability
disaster management
electric companies
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fukushima
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man-made calamity
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tokyo electric power
urban vs rural
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