Microsoft has fired two software engineers for protesting the company’s contracts with the Israeli military. The dismissals happened during Microsoft’s 50th anniversary events. The company said the employees engaged in “willful misconduct” and disrupted business activities. This action comes amid growing concern about tech companies’ roles in armed conflicts. Ibtihal Aboussad, an engineer from Canada, […]
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Iceland fined for Eurovision pro-Palestinian protest
Organisers of the Eurovision Song Contest said Saturday they had fined Iceland after the band it entered displayed scarves with Palestinian flags during the contest’s final in Israel. Iceland’s group Hatari brandished scarves with Palestinian flags when the final results were being announced at the end of the event, which was held last May in […]