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Microsoft halts services to Israeli military unit amid probe into surveillance of Palestinians  Reuters Why has Microsoft cut Israel off from some of its services?  Al Jazeera Microsoft blocks Israel’s use of some services after review over mass surveillance of Palestinians  CBS News Microsoft blocks Israel’s use of its technology in mass surveillance of Palestinians  The Guardian Update on ongoing Microsoft review  The Official Microsoft …

Microsoft has cut off the Israel Ministry of Defense’s access to some of its tech and services after an internal investigation found the organization appeared to be using its tech to store surveillance data on phone calls made by Palestinians.   The tech giant announced on Thursday that it made the decision to “cease and disable” certain subscriptions from the Israeli military. This affects subscriptions to Azure cloud storage and certain AI services.   “We do not provide …

Around 1200 artists and executives from the entertainment world have signed an open letter condemning any Israeli film boycott calls amid the Gaza conflict. “To censor the very voices trying to find common ground and express their humanity, is wrong, ineffective, and a form of collective punishment,” the letter released on Thursday by the non-profit organizations Creative Community for Peace …

Microsoft is blocking the Israeli military’s access to cloud and AI services that have been used in the mass surveillance of Palestinian civilians. Microsoft vice chair and president Brad Smith announced the decision in an internal memo to employees on Thursday, after The Guardian and others reported last month that the Israeli government stored recordings and data on Azure of …

More than 1,200 entertainment industry figures have signed a new open letter rejecting the recent high-profile pledge by thousands of their peers to boycott Israeli films over the war in Gaza. Stars including Liev Schreiber, Mayim Bialik, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Debra Messing are among those who have lent their names to the letter, which says the previous pledge “advocates” …

Liev Schreiber, Mayim Bialik and Debra Messing are among more than 1,200 entertainment industry names who have signed a new open letter denouncing the call for a boycott of Israeli film institutions over the war in Gaza. The letter, released on Thursday by the nonprofit organizations Creative Community for Peace and The Brigade, urges the nearly 4,000 signees of the …

Researchers at Tel Aviv University say they have found an innovative gene therapy method to treat impairments in hearing and balance caused by inner ear dysfunction, providing hope for a cure to inherited deafness. “This treatment holds promise for treating a wide range of mutations that cause hearing loss,” said lead scientist Prof. Karen Avraham, Dean of Tel Aviv’s Gray …

Israeli hospital performs deep brain surgery under hypnosis | The Jerusalem Post Jerusalem Post/Science At the end of the operation, the neurosurgeon declared that he had never before encountered a patient so calm and at ease during an awake brain surgery. DR. UDI BONSHTEIN practices hypnosis on a patient (photo credit: RONI ALBERT) ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH SEPTEMBER 21, 2025 13:10 Source …

Israeli study: OCD can be caused by acute trauma | The Jerusalem Post Jerusalem Post/Health & Wellness/Mental Health Psychologists and psychiatrists observed either new or greatly worsened OCD behaviors in survivors of the October 7 massacre.  The Nova Massacre Scene (photo credit: Arie Leib Abrams/Flash90) ByAARON REICH SEPTEMBER 19, 2025 09:47 Updated: SEPTEMBER 19, 2025 11:21 Source link

Israeli Culture Minister Miki Zohar has said he will pull state funding for the country’s national film honors, the Ophir Awards, after the Palestinian anti-war drama The Sea took top prize at the 2025 ceremony Tuesday night. Shai Carmeli-Pollak’s drama follows a 12-year-old Palestinian boy living under occupation in the West Bank who risks his life, dodging military checkpoints and the …