Microsoft has fired an employee who interrupted a speech by CEO Satya Nadella to protest the company’s work supplying the Israeli military with technology used for the war in Gaza.

Microsoft says it found no evidence its Azure and AI tech was used to harm civilians in Gaza, amid protests and internal employee backlash.

Vaniya Agrawal disrupted the Microsoft Build 2025 conference, protesting against the company's ties with Israel. Joined by Hossam Nasr, they accused Microsoft of complicity in the Gaza conflict during a keynote session,

Microsoft acknowledged Thursday that it sold advanced artificial intelligence and cloud computing services to the Israeli military during the war in Gaza and aided in efforts to locate and rescue Israeli hostages.

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Musician Brina Eno, who created the iconic Windows 95 operating system startup chime, has called out Microsoft in an open letter, accusing the company of helping the Israeli government with “surveillance, violence, and destruction in Palestine.”

Brian Eno is leveraging his historical ties to Microsoft to urge the company to cease providing AI technology and cloud services to the Israeli Ministry of Defense. In a significant further step, he has also pledged to donate the fees he received for composing the Windows 95 startup sound to victims of Israel’s attacks on Gaza.