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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 571

Microsoft

A pro-Palestinian demonstrator, Ibtihal Aboussad, is escorted away by security as she interrupts Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman during a presentation of the company's AI assistant, Copilot, ahead of a 50th Anniversary presentation at Microsoft headquarters, Friday, April 4, 2025, in Redmond, Washington (AP Photo/Jason Redmond)
April 8, 2025, 7:59 am
2 Microsoft workers say they were fired for protest over provision of services to IDF
Tech giant tells first employee who interrupted 50th anniversary celebration her actions were designed to ‘gain notoriety’; second protester, who recently resigned, sacked right away
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella addresses attendees at the Microsoft Ignite conference, November 19, 2024, in Chicago, Illinois. (AP Photo/ Charles Rex Arbogast, File)
February 26, 2025, 3:19 pm
Microsoft boots workers from meeting with CEO for protesting sale of services to IDF
5 workers wear shirts reading ‘Does our code kill kids, Satya?’ over provision of AI, cloud services, as recent report claimed army used Microsoft models to select bombing targets
By Agencies and ToI Staff
A passenger looks at a departures monitor at the Des Moines International Airport, Friday, July 19, 2024, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP/Charlie Neibergall)
July 20, 2024, 12:16 pm
Global tech outage eases, but it could take days to resolve widespread disruptions
One of the largest such computer system incidents grounds flights, forces broadcasters off air and leaves customers without access to services such as healthcare and banking
By Reuters
Illustrative— Magen David Adom workers seen at special emergency call center in Ramat Gan, February 23, 2020. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
July 19, 2024, 1:02 pm
Massive tech outage disrupts global air travel and banking, impacts Israeli hospitals
Health Ministry says ambulances rerouted away from impacted medical centers, no concerns for patient care; worldwide problems appear linked to IT security software CrowdStrike
By Agencies and ToI Staff
The Waze navigation app will map more than 1,200 Zikaron Basalon gatherings and events across Israel dedicated to Holocaust remembrance. (Courtesy)
May 2, 2024, 10:48 pm
Microsoft, Meta and Google’s Waze provide tech for Holocaust remembrance projects
Ahead of Yom Hashoah, Microsoft rolls out AI platform for Zikaron Basalon events with survivors; Google’s Waze navigation app will map 1,200 meeting locations across Israel
By Sharon Wrobel
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks at an event at the Chatham House think tank in London, January 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
February 14, 2024, 3:48 pm
US rivals including Iran, North Korea using generative AI in offensive cyber ops
Microsoft publishes report on instances of those countries, along with Russia and China, using its tech and that of partner OpenAI in attacks
By Frank Bajak
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman participates in a discussion during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit, San Francisco, November 16, 2023. (Eric Risberg/AP)
November 22, 2023, 6:55 pm
OpenAI brings back Sam Altman as CEO, days after firing him
Shuffle at the top of company that made ChatGPT will see reinstated co-founder answer to different board of directors than panel that pushed him out
By Matt O'Brien
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella (R) speaks as OpenAI CEO Sam Altman (L) looks on during the OpenAI DevDay event on November 06, 2023 in San Francisco, California. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images North America/Getty Images via AFP)
November 20, 2023, 2:05 pm
ChatGPT founder Sam Altman hired by Microsoft, days after OpenAI let him go
OpenAI board cites ‘behavior and lack of transparency’ as reason for firing CEO, appoints Emmett Shear as interim replacement
By AFP
Tel Aviv's financial business district skyline, June 2022. (Elijah Lovkoff via iStock by Getty Images)
October 11, 2023, 11:55 pm
Tech giants from Google to Oracle condemn ‘horrific’ Hamas attack, pledge Israel aid
US firm Jefferies to donate $13m to 10 charities providing humanitarian aid to terror victims; General Catalyst will donate $250,000 and Oracle $1m to support humanitarian relief
By Sharon Wrobel
OpenAI co-founders Sam Altman (center) and Ilya Sutskever (right) on a panel at Tel Aviv University, June 5, 2023. (Chen Galili)
June 5, 2023, 9:06 pm
Israel will have ‘huge role’ to play in AI revolution, OpenAI’s Sam Altman says
Visiting co-founder of Microsoft-backed OpenAI says firm is examining various investment options in Israel; meets with President Herzog, speaks to high-tech leaders and students
By Sharon Wrobel
Anat Halgoa Solomon, co-founder and CEO of Saturas showcases the Israeli startup's smart sensor-based precision irrigation system at Microsoft's booth at the World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit in San Francisco in March, 2023. (Courtesy)
May 4, 2023, 6:41 pm
Microsoft partners with Start-Up Nation Central to tap Israeli agrifood tech
US tech giant to help bring local agritech to the next level; Israeli startups work with Microsoft teams and showcase their technologies to the global marketplace
By Sharon Wrobel
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern during the post-Cabinet press conference in Wellington, New Zealand, March 7, 2022 (Mark Mitchell/Pool Photo via AP)
April 4, 2023, 3:47 pm
Ardern to begin new role combating online extremism as envoy for Christchurch Call
Ex-premier of New Zealand declines to accept pay for working to eliminate terrorist and violent extremist internet content; will also join Prince William’s environmental charity
By Nick Perry
This file photo taken on February 14, 2020, shows the US multinational technology and internet-related services company Google logo in Brussels. (Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP)
February 7, 2023, 9:29 am
Google announces release of ChatGPT rival named Bard
Launch of conversational chatbot sets up showdown with Microsoft over generative AI that can mimic a human’s writing
By Glenn Chapman and Laurence Benhamou
A special edition of the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo marking one year after the attacks on it, on a newsstand in Paris, January 6, 2016. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File)
February 3, 2023, 8:39 pm
Iran cyber unit attacked Charlie Hebdo over Khamenei cartoon contest, Microsoft says
State-backed hackers who have targeted Israel publish database of French outlet’s users after it called for caricatures of Iranian supreme leader
By Frank Bajak
A man stands at a cash machine of the Israel Discount Bank in Jerusalem, on July 1, 2013. (Nati Shohat/Flash 90)
December 26, 2022, 7:22 pm
Bank bans credit for bigots as firms in Israel decry planned pro-discrimination laws
Microsoft, Wiz among businesses expressing concern incoming government will seek to amend rules to allow firms to refuse services if it violates their religious beliefs
By Sharon Wrobel
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