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Microsoft block Israel’s access to Azure and genAI tech used to surveil millions of Palestinian phone calls, according to report

Microsoft block Israel’s access to Azure and genAI tech used to surveil millions of Palestinian phone calls, according to report

Amid a consumer boycott of their Xbox business, Microsoft are apparently ending the Israeli military’s access to certain Azure cloud and generative AI technologies used to surveil Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank. As reported by the Guardian, one of the publications who originally exposed the surveillance project, the company told Israeli officials last week that spy agency Unit …

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Microsoft says Azure cloud service disrupted by fiber cuts in Red Sea – Reuters

Microsoft says Azure cloud service disrupted by fiber cuts in Red Sea  Reuters Undersea cables cut in the Red Sea, disrupting internet access in Asia and the Mideast  NBC News Internet disruptions in Middle East and South Asia after Red Sea cable cuts  Al Jazeera Microsoft Says Azure Service Affected by Damaged Red Sea Cables  Bloomberg.com Microsoft cloud services disrupted by Red Sea cable …

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