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18 Microsoft Employees Arrested During Protest Over Israel Military Ties
Police officers arrested 18 people at worker-led protests at Microsoft headquarters Wednesday as the tech company promises an "urgent" review of the Israeli military's use of its technology during the ongoing war in Gaza.
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Microsoft Sacks Employee Who Interrupted Satya Nadella's Speech
Software engineer Joe Lopez shouted in protest against Microsoft for supplying the Israeli military with AI and cloud technology.
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Indian-Origin Techie Vaniya Agrawal Disrupts Microsoft Event Over Gaza, Again
Microsoft's Build 2025 conference in Seattle has been marred by consecutive days of protests led by pro-Palestine activists, including former Microsoft engineer Vaniya Agrawal.
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Microsoft Fires 2 Employees Who Protested During 50th Anniversary
Microsoft informed Ibtihal Aboussad, a pro-Palestine employee, that her employment had been terminated due to "acts of misconduct."
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All About Vaniya Agrawal, The Engineer Who Quit Microsoft Over War In Gaza
An Indian-American software engineer has accused some of Microsoft's biggest names of "celebrating on the blood" of Palestinians.
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"You're War Profiteer": Pro-Palestinian Employee Interrupts Microsoft AI CEO
Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman's remarks were interrupted by a pro-Palestinian protesting employee during the technology company's 50th anniversary celebration on Friday over the firm's ties with Israel.
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Microsoft, Meta and X Join Fortnite Maker Epic Games' Battle Against Apple
Epic Games has been joined by Meta, Microsoft, Elon Musk's X and Match Group in the Fortnite maker's protest that Apple has failed to honor a court-ordered injunction governing App Store payments that required the iPhone maker to let developers provide links and buttons to direct consumers to alternative payment options.
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Call of Duty Maker Activision Blizzard Accused of Firing Employees for Using Strong Language
Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard has been accused by a union of illegally firing two video game testers for using "strong language" in a protest of a new company policy that limits remote work. The Communication Workers of America (CWA) said it filed a complaint with the US National Labor Relations Board on Tuesday seeking to have the work...
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Microsoft Protests Amazon Win of $10-Billion NSA Cloud Contract
Microsoft confirmed it is challenging a decision to award a multi-billion-dollar cloud computing contract to its rival Amazon.
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Google, Microsoft End Their Five-Year Cease-Fire: All You Need to Know
Google and Microsoft recently ended a years-long truce during which they agreed not to aim their substantial lobbying firepower against each other. With regulators around the world threatening to impose limits on the power of the biggest technology companies, the two rivals are now free to step up behind-the-scenes lobbying efforts and public compl...
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Microsoft Bans Face-Recognition Sales to Police as Big Tech Reacts to Protests
Microsoft has become the third big tech company this week to say it won’t sell its facial recognition software to police, following similar moves by Amazon and IBM.
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Fortnite's Live Event, Season 3 Postponed Again, Epic Games Announces
Fortnite’s next live event and Season 3 have been postponed once again, this time due to the protests in the US. Epic Games made the announcement through its blog post stating that the teams need to “focus on themselves, their families, and their communities.”
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"An India Where An Immigrant Can...": Satya Nadella Amid Citizenship Row
Microsoft Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Satya Nadella said on Monday he was saddened by "what is happening", amid protests across the country over the new Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA). "I think what is happening is sad... It's just bad...I would love to see a Bangladeshi immigrant who comes to India and creates the next unicorn in India or bec...
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Amazon Sues Pentagon Over $10 Billion Contract Awarded to Microsoft
Amazon is suing the Pentagon over a $10 billion cloud-computing contract awarded to Microsoft. Amazon said it filed a legal complaint Friday with the US Court of Federal Claims seeking to challenge the decision.
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Amazon Could Challenge Loss of $10 Billion Pentagon Cloud Deal as Early as Next Week
If Amazon.com decides to fight the Pentagon's decision to award a highly contested $10 billion (£7.78 billion) cloud computing contract to Microsoft, it could act as early as next week.
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18 Microsoft Employees Arrested During Protest Over Israel Military Ties
Police officers arrested 18 people at worker-led protests at Microsoft headquarters Wednesday as the tech company promises an "urgent" review of the Israeli military's use of its technology during the ongoing war in Gaza.
-
Microsoft Sacks Employee Who Interrupted Satya Nadella's Speech
Software engineer Joe Lopez shouted in protest against Microsoft for supplying the Israeli military with AI and cloud technology.
-
Indian-Origin Techie Vaniya Agrawal Disrupts Microsoft Event Over Gaza, Again
Microsoft's Build 2025 conference in Seattle has been marred by consecutive days of protests led by pro-Palestine activists, including former Microsoft engineer Vaniya Agrawal.
-
Microsoft Fires 2 Employees Who Protested During 50th Anniversary
Microsoft informed Ibtihal Aboussad, a pro-Palestine employee, that her employment had been terminated due to "acts of misconduct."
-
All About Vaniya Agrawal, The Engineer Who Quit Microsoft Over War In Gaza
An Indian-American software engineer has accused some of Microsoft's biggest names of "celebrating on the blood" of Palestinians.
-
"You're War Profiteer": Pro-Palestinian Employee Interrupts Microsoft AI CEO
Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman's remarks were interrupted by a pro-Palestinian protesting employee during the technology company's 50th anniversary celebration on Friday over the firm's ties with Israel.
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Microsoft, Meta and X Join Fortnite Maker Epic Games' Battle Against Apple
Epic Games has been joined by Meta, Microsoft, Elon Musk's X and Match Group in the Fortnite maker's protest that Apple has failed to honor a court-ordered injunction governing App Store payments that required the iPhone maker to let developers provide links and buttons to direct consumers to alternative payment options.
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Call of Duty Maker Activision Blizzard Accused of Firing Employees for Using Strong Language
Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard has been accused by a union of illegally firing two video game testers for using "strong language" in a protest of a new company policy that limits remote work. The Communication Workers of America (CWA) said it filed a complaint with the US National Labor Relations Board on Tuesday seeking to have the work...
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Microsoft Protests Amazon Win of $10-Billion NSA Cloud Contract
Microsoft confirmed it is challenging a decision to award a multi-billion-dollar cloud computing contract to its rival Amazon.
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Google, Microsoft End Their Five-Year Cease-Fire: All You Need to Know
Google and Microsoft recently ended a years-long truce during which they agreed not to aim their substantial lobbying firepower against each other. With regulators around the world threatening to impose limits on the power of the biggest technology companies, the two rivals are now free to step up behind-the-scenes lobbying efforts and public compl...
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Microsoft Bans Face-Recognition Sales to Police as Big Tech Reacts to Protests
Microsoft has become the third big tech company this week to say it won’t sell its facial recognition software to police, following similar moves by Amazon and IBM.
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Fortnite's Live Event, Season 3 Postponed Again, Epic Games Announces
Fortnite’s next live event and Season 3 have been postponed once again, this time due to the protests in the US. Epic Games made the announcement through its blog post stating that the teams need to “focus on themselves, their families, and their communities.”
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"An India Where An Immigrant Can...": Satya Nadella Amid Citizenship Row
Microsoft Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Satya Nadella said on Monday he was saddened by "what is happening", amid protests across the country over the new Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA). "I think what is happening is sad... It's just bad...I would love to see a Bangladeshi immigrant who comes to India and creates the next unicorn in India or bec...
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Amazon Sues Pentagon Over $10 Billion Contract Awarded to Microsoft
Amazon is suing the Pentagon over a $10 billion cloud-computing contract awarded to Microsoft. Amazon said it filed a legal complaint Friday with the US Court of Federal Claims seeking to challenge the decision.
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Amazon Could Challenge Loss of $10 Billion Pentagon Cloud Deal as Early as Next Week
If Amazon.com decides to fight the Pentagon's decision to award a highly contested $10 billion (£7.78 billion) cloud computing contract to Microsoft, it could act as early as next week.
