Microsoft removes employees from meeting for protesting AI deal with Israel

In a move to silent protesting voices within the company, tech giant Microsoft removed five employees from a live meeting after they protested against the company’s contract with the Israeli military, according to a report by The Associated Press.

According to the report, during the meeting with Microsoft’s CEO Satya Nadella, those employees were protesting for providing artificial intelligence and cloud computing services to the Israeli military, which it used to target civilians in war-torn Gaza.