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Microsoft terminates services for Israeli military after investigation into mass surveillance of Palestinians
Technology
September 27, 2025
Microsoft terminates services for Israeli military after investigation into mass surveillance of Palestinians
Microsoft has terminated a set of services for the Israeli military after an investigation suggested Israel was using the company’s…
Microsoft assures Azure cloud services stable after Red Sea cable cut
Egypt
September 8, 2025
Microsoft assures Azure cloud services stable after Red Sea cable cut
Microsoft announced that it is no longer detecting any issues with its Azure cloud services platform after several international cables…
Microsoft employee protests over Israel military ties lead to 18 arrests
World
August 21, 2025
Microsoft employee protests over Israel military ties lead to 18 arrests
AP — Police officers arrested 18 people at worker-led protests at Microsoft headquarters Wednesday as the tech company promises an…
Microsoft has become the next $4 trillion company
Technology
August 11, 2025
Microsoft has become the next $4 trillion company
Microsoft became the second company to reach a $4 trillion market valuation on Thursday, after its blockbuster earnings report on…
Microsoft to lay off around 9,000 workers in its largest cuts since 2023
Technology
July 6, 2025
Microsoft to lay off around 9,000 workers in its largest cuts since 2023
New York CNN — Microsoft is laying off thousands of employees, its third round of cuts in recent months, the…
Bill Gates announces plan to give ‘virtually all’ his money away and end the Gates Foundation in 20 years
Technology
May 13, 2025
Bill Gates announces plan to give ‘virtually all’ his money away and end the Gates Foundation in 20 years
New York CNN — When Bill and Melinda French Gates created the Gates Foundation in 2000, they had planned for…
Microsoft fires Moroccan employee for expressing solidarity with Gaza
Middle East
April 9, 2025
Microsoft fires Moroccan employee for expressing solidarity with Gaza
The Associated Press reported that Microsoft has fired Moroccan engineer Ibtihal Abusaad after she protested the company’s provision of artificial…
Skype is shutting down after two decades
Technology
March 2, 2025
Skype is shutting down after two decades
New York CNN — Microsoft is shutting down Skype, the internet-based phone and video service that was once the dominant…
Video: Internet freaks out after ‘The Simpsons’ supposedly predicts global outage
Culture
July 20, 2024
Video: Internet freaks out after ‘The Simpsons’ supposedly predicts global outage
The long-running animated comedy ‘The Simpsons’ has gone viral on social media after users noted a gag from the show…
Global technical malfunction delays 15 flights in Egypt
Egypt
July 20, 2024
Global technical malfunction delays 15 flights in Egypt
The Egyptian Ministry of Civil Aviation announced that several Go-Now systems were affected by the global technical outage, and other…