Overview

• Internal emails reported by Bloomberg show Microsoft investigators contacted the FBI’s Seattle office and local police to monitor potential disruptions tied to Gaza-related protests.
• Over the weekend, kayakers with pro-Palestinian banners circled near the Lake Washington homes of CEO Satya Nadella and President Brad Smith.
• A Microsoft director of investigations flagged former employee Hossam Nasr to the bureau as a prominent critic in posts accusing the company of complicity in genocide.
• Ahead of its Build conference, Microsoft worked with city officials to limit access to public areas, add airport-style checkpoints, and bar activist insignia.
• Microsoft says a prior internal probe found no evidence its tools harmed civilians and it is examining reports that Israeli intelligence intercepted Palestinian calls and stored them on Microsoft servers.