Overview

• Current and former workers associated with No Azure for Apartheid entered Building 34 and staged a livestreamed sit‑in inside the Microsoft president’s office, prompting a temporary lockdown.
• Redmond police arrested seven people on trespass and obstruction allegations, with additional resisting charges; Brad Smith said two of those arrested are current employees.
• Smith condemned the occupation as a security breach and said protesters hid cellphones in the office that he characterized as crude listening devices.
• Bloomberg reporting cited internal emails showing Microsoft investigators alerted the FBI’s Seattle office to protest activity and potential disruptions.
• Microsoft says an independent review is underway into reporting that Israeli intelligence stored mass Palestinian call recordings on Azure, noting it disputes parts of the coverage but is investigating the claims.