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What is Google’s Project Nimbus, and why are students protesting against it?

June 18, 2026 admin

The story so far: On June 14, Google CEO Sundar Pichai’s speech at Stanford was disrupted as over 100 students walked out in protest. Some carried Palestinian flags, others draped black-and-white patterned keffiyeh as scarves, and they shouted, “Free, free Palestine!” The students were protesting against Google’s Project Nimbus, a tech contract between the search…

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Microsoft fires employees who organised vigil for Palestinians killed in Gaza

October 28, 2024 admin

Microsoft said Friday it has “ended the employment of some individuals in accordance with internal policy” but declined to provide details [File] | Photo Credit: REUTERS Microsoft has fired two employees who organized an unauthorised vigil at the company’s headquarters for Palestinians killed in Gaza during Israel’s war with Hamas. The two employees told The…

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Google employees arrested and placed on leave after sit-in protests against Israel contract

April 18, 2024 admin

A counter-protester holding an Israeli flag walks into the parking lot near a protest at Google Cloud offices in Sunnyvale, California, U.S. on April 16, 2024. REUTERS/Nathan Frandino | Photo Credit: REUTERS Several Google employees in the U.S. were placed on leave and/or arrested after they carried out a sit-in protest at company offices in…

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