Microsoft cuts Israeli military’s access to some cloud, AI products
Microsoft said Israel’s use of Azure to store data obtained through mass surveillance of Palestinians violated its terms

Microsoft said Israel’s use of Azure to store data obtained through mass surveillance of Palestinians violated its terms




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While a win for consumers and the FTC, the settlement is relatively painless for Amazon which makes $2.5bn in 33 hours.
The cuts are expected to lead to hundreds of layoffs.

Trump allies could soon control TikTok’s algorithm. Will US ownership change what users see?

Haiti’s transitional leader Laurent Saint-Cyr told the 80th UNGA Haiti faces a “modern-day Guernica.”

US President Donald Trump says he has to meet with Israeli leaders, but that a deal to end the war in Gaza is close.
The meeting marked Erdogan’s first visit to the White House since 2019, and topics included trade and a Gaza ceasefire.
The US president warns of mass federal layoffs if funding deal fails amid shutdown battle with Democrats.
A scheduled hearing about the four men deported from the US has been delayed after the presiding judge did not appear.
Epic accuses Google of illegally stifling competition in a lawsuit the gaming company won in 2023.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas condemned Israel’s genocide on Gaza.