Overview

• Brian Eno published an open letter titled 'Not in My Name,' urging Microsoft to end its AI and cloud service contracts with Israel’s Ministry of Defense.
• Eno pledged to donate his fee from composing the Windows 95 startup chime to assist victims of the Gaza conflict.
• Microsoft acknowledged providing AI and cloud services to Israel’s Ministry of Defense but claimed no evidence of misuse or harm based on its internal review.
• An Associated Press investigation revealed that Microsoft’s Azure platform was used by the Israeli military for intelligence processing through mass surveillance.
• Employee protests organized by 'No Azure for Apartheid' have disrupted recent Microsoft events, demanding an end to the company’s contracts with Israel.