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Microsoft terminated the employment of two software engineers who protested at company events on Friday over the Israeli military’s use of the company’s artificial intelligence products, according to ...
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Microsoft terminates jobs of engineers who protested use of AI products by Israel’s military
Microsoft terminated the employment of two software engineers who protested at company events on Friday over the Israeli military’s use of the company’s artificial intelligence products, according to documents viewed by CNBC.
Microsoft employees protest at 50th anniversary party over Israel contract
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.
Microsoft fires employees who protested its support for Israel
Two Microsoft employees were fired for protests condemning the company’s support for Israel at a 50th anniversary event last week.
Microsoft again world’s most valuable company amid market turmoil
Microsoft has overtaken Apple as the world’s most valuable company after losing the top spot last June. But the circumstances are different from before. Apple claimed the victory last year after the two tech giants jockeyed for the top spot earlier in the year,
It's Microsoft's 50th birthday - what comes next?
Tech giant Microsoft has been celebrating it’s 50th anniversary. Our Technology Editor Zoe Kleinman has just got back from a tour behind the scenes at its Redmond headquarters. Expert says Trump's 'reign of tariffs' is likely to cause the country to enter a period of stagflation.
Microsoft workers say they’ve been fired after 50th anniversary protest over Israel contract
Microsoft has fired two employees who interrupted the company’s 50th anniversary celebration to protest its work supplying artificial intelligence technology to the Israeli military, according to a group representing the workers.
Microsoft turns 50
This week, on April 4th, Microsoft turns 50 years old. The company has gone through sweeping changes over that time — from two guys in New Mexico to more than a quarter-million employees worldwide, from making text-based operating systems to holographic video games — but through the decades, it’s remained a foundation of the tech world.
Gates, Ballmer, Nadella and Copilot: Microsoft CEOs past and present engage in podcast chat with AI
As part of the festivities around Microsoft’s 50th anniversary, current CEO Satya Nadella reunited with Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and former CEO Steve Ballmer for a podcas
Microsoft's former CEO Steve Ballmer on Trump tariffs: As Microsoft shareholder, this kind of thing is not good; but it creates opportunity to ...
Steve Ballmer, former Microsoft CEO, warns that President Trump's new tariffs will impact consumers and investors, leading to economic disruption. While Ballmer acknowledges the challenges, he remains optimistic about the future of computing,
Ballmergeddon: The Force That Shaped Microsoft’s Empire
We at Beebom are celebrating 50 years of Microsoft, looking back on one of the more controversial CEOs of the company - Steve Ballmer.
Inside Microsoft’s 50th: Iconic moments, strong memories, and the realities of the outside world
It had been eleven years since Microsoft's three CEOs had appeared together on stage, and the public reunion Friday of Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer, and Satya Nadella for the company's 50th anniversary brought back brought a flood of memories for all three.
What Microsoft's only CEO to take stage other than Satya Nadella, Steve Ballmer and Bill Gates told employees on the company's 50th anniversary celebrations
Microsoft AI division CEO Mustafa Suleyman introduced plans for personalized AI companions that form lasting relationships with users. These companions will adapt to users' preferences, possess visual memory capabilities,
Microsoft Copilot roasts Bill Gates, Satya Nadella, and asks Steve Ballmer if his enthusiasm might ever short-circuit the AI
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella shared a clip on social media featuring Copilot interviewing him, Bill Gates, and Steve Ballmer, ending with a humorous AI roast.
'This kind of thing is not good...': Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer warns on Trump's tariff war fallout
Reflecting on his own leadership during the Great Recession, Ballmer said he took a similar stance at the time. Now, with tariffs hitting over 100 countries, he anticipates more instability. “I took just enough economics in college to know that tariffs are actually going to bring some turmoil,
In their own words: Microsoft leaders, past and present, on the company’s legacy and impact
What’s the significance of Microsoft in modern business and tech history? For the past several months, in the course of reporting GeekWire’s Microsoft@50 series, we’ve asked variations of that question in interviews and email exchanges with key leaders from the company over the years.
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