Microsoft workers say they’ve been fired after 50th anniversary protest over Israel contract

Microsoft fired two employees who disrupted the company’s 50th anniversary celebration to protest its AI technology sales to the Israeli military, with one protester shouting accusations at Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman. The protesters were promptly removed from the event, leading to their immediate terminations, as part of ongoing objections to Microsoft’s involvement in providing AI technology for military purposes. The company has faced previous internal protests and ejections over similar contracts, echoing similar incidents at Google concerning AI technology sales to the Israeli government.

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