Microsoft employees protested at the company's headquarters in Redmond, demanding an end to its contracts with Israel. The group, "No Azure for Aparth

Microsoft has launched an investigation into how Israel's military surveillance agency, Unit 8200, is using its cloud platform. The review follows reports that the agency was using Microsoft Azure to store audio files from millions of phone calls made by Palestinians and had even been used to coordinate military attacks on Palestinians.

It was the second straight day of protests by members of the group No Azure for Apartheid. The group is calling on Microsoft to cut all ties to the Israeli military and government, alleging that the company’s technology is being used in the surveillance ...