Microsoft drops the hammer: 4 workers fired after bold headquarters sit-in protestMicrosoft fired four employees after a protest at its Redmond headquarters. The workers had broken into executive offices to demand the com...
Microsoft filters emails containing ‘Palestine,’ ‘Gaza,’ and ‘genocide’ amid employee protestsMicrosoft is filtering internal emails containing terms like “Palestine” and “Gaza,” sparking internal unrest and protest. The move, linked...
Protester shouts 'show how Microsoft is killing Palestinians' during CEO Satya Nadella's key speech; Watch video hereMicrosoft's Build 2025 was disrupted by protests against its contracts with the Israeli government, led by an employee accusing the company...
Israel's AI experiments in the war in Gaza raise ethical concernsIn the past 18 months, Israel has also combined AI with facial recognition software to match partly obscured or injured faces to real ident...
Israel's AI experiments in the war in Gaza raise ethical concernsThe Gaza conflict saw rapid deployment of AI tools—from facial recognition to Arabic-language chatbots—raising both strategic advantages an...
Google DeepMind staff in UK to unionise, challenge defence deals and Israel links: FT reportAround 300 DeepMind employees in London are planning to unionise and challenge defence deals and Israel links, after Google dropped a pledg...
Google has dropped its promise not to use AI for weapons. It's part of a troubling trendIn an update to its 2018 AI principles, the tech giant removed commitments not to pursue certain actions related to safety and weapons. Thi...
Far-right ally of Netanyahu, Ben-Gvir quits government over Gaza ceasefire dealIsraeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir's party, Jewish Power, announced on Sunday that its Cabinet ministers resigned in protes...
Deadline passes without Gaza ceasefire as Hamas fails to provide names of first hostages to be freedThe deadline for a ceasefire in Gaza passed without a hostage list from Hamas, causing delays. Israel, continuing its military actions, awa...
Microsoft fires employees who organized vigil for Palestinians killed in GazaMicrosoft has dismissed two employees who organized a vigil for Palestinians killed in Gaza. They aimed to honor victims and highlight Micr...
One year of war in Gaza: Decoding the role of Big TechIn the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict, Big Tech’s involvement through AI and cloud services in warfare has raised ethical concerns. Employee...
Google to tone down message board after employees feud over war in GazaGoogle executives, after watching employees snipe about the war in the Gaza Strip in recent months, are making big changes to turn down the...
Google's open culture collides with the Israel-Hamas warIn the month since Hamas launched an attack inside Israel, and Israel retaliated with a bombing campaign and invasion of the Gaza Strip, di...
Confusion, frustration and hope at Gaza's border with Egypt as first foreign passport-holders departMany who were stuck when the conflict between Israel and Hamas escalated found a ray of hope as the gate of Egyptian border opened. Waiting...
Meta, Google quit tech summit over organiser's Israel remarksThe boycott by Meta and Google follows other exits by companies and tech figures, including Intel, Siemens and US comedian Amy Poehler and ...
US Republican senators ask tech firms about content moderation in Israel-Hamas warPalestinian Islamist group Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, killing 1,400 people, mainly civilians. Since then Israel has bombed Gaza with ...
Google pulls Taliban app after it was on Play for two daysThe app, which allowed users to access the group's Pashto website, is part of a growing digital campaign by the Taliban to grow its audienc...