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Microsoft halts services to Israeli defence unit over Palestinian surveillance
US technology giant Microsoft on Thursday, September 25, suspended specific cloud and artificial intelligence services provided to a unit within the Israel Ministry of Defense (IMOD), following an internal investigation into alleged…
- World
Microsoft fires 4 employees over protests against firm’s ties to Israel
US technology giant Microsoft has fired four employees who participated in protests against the Israeli occupation army’s alleged use of the company’s systems and software in its genocide in the Gaza Strip over the…
- Middle East
Microsoft grapples with arrests, protests over Israeli military’s use of its tech
Washington: Police officers arrested 18 people at worker-led protests at Microsoft headquarters on Wednesday as the tech company promises an “urgent” review of the Israeli military’s use of its technology during the…
- Technology
Microsoft’s largest layoff in years hits Xbox, sales, other divisions
New York: Technology Writer Microsoft is firing thousands of workers, its second mass layoff in months and its largest in more than two years. The tech giant began sending out layoff notices…
- Middle East
Egyptian engineer resigns from Microsoft to protest firm’s role in Gaza crisis
Maryam Shalaby, an Egyptian software engineer based in Cairo, has resigned from US technology giant Microsoft, accusing the company of complicity in what she described as “Israel’s genocide in the Gaza Strip”.…
- Middle East
AI provided to Israel military didn’t target civilians in Gaza: Microsoft
Washington: Microsoft acknowledged Thursday that it sold advanced artificial intelligence and cloud computing services to the Israeli military during the war in Gaza and aided in efforts to locate and rescue Israeli…
- Technology
Meta launches AI app, Zuckerberg chats with Microsoft CEO at developer conference
California: Working to differentiate itself in the crowded field of artificial intelligence, Meta Platforms has launched a standalone AI app — with a social media component — to compete with OpenAI’s ChatGPT.…
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2 Microsoft workers fired for protesting against company’s ties with Israeli Army
Microsoft has terminated two workers who protested against the company’s alleged ties to the Israeli military during an event marking its 50th anniversary. Ibtihal Aboussad was dismissed on Monday, April 7, for…
- World
After protest, Microsoft engineer slams company’s ties with Israel
After interrupting Microsoft’s 50th-anniversary event in protest of the company’s AI involvement in the ongoing conflict between Israel and Gaza, software engineer Ibtihal Aboussad sent a mass email to employees across several…
- Middle East
Microsoft employees protest at 50th anniversary party over Israel contract
Washington: A pro-Palestinian protest by Microsoft employees interrupted the company’s 50th anniversary celebration Friday, the latest backlash over the tech industry’s work to supply artificial intelligence technology to the Israeli military. The…
- Hyderabad
New Microsoft office inaugurated in Hyderabad’s Gachibowli
Hyderabad: Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Thursday, February 13 inaugurated the new office of Microsoft in Hyderabad’s Gachibowli, estimated to create approximately 4,800 new jobs. Additionally, Microsoft will also provide…
- Business
Bill Gates explores making of his internal operating system in new memoir
Washington: As he prepares to turn 70 later this year, Microsoft founder Bill Gates’ new memoir explores how his childhood quirks, upbringing, friendships and experiences coalesced into shaping his internal operating system.…
- World
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella calls himself product of India-US bond
Seattle: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said he is the “product of the bond” that exists between India and the US, as top government officials and American lawmakers lauded the Indian community’s contribution…
- Technology
Microsoft partners govt’s India AI Mission to skill 5 lakh people by 2026
New Delhi: Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella here on Wednesday announced several AI partnerships in the country, which includes an MoU with the government’s ‘India AI Mission’ to skill 5 lakh…
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LG Electronics’ operating profit drops in Q4
Seoul: LG Electronics, South Korea’s leading home appliance maker, on Wednesday estimated its fourth-quarter operating profit decreased more than 53 percent from a year earlier due to global economic uncertainties. Operating profit…
