Microsoft disables set of key services to Israeli military after review found Gaza surveillance

Microsoft on Thursday said it disabled a set of cloud and AI services used by a unit within the Israel Ministry of Defense after an internal review found preliminary evidence supporting media reports of a surveillance system in Gaza and the West Bank.Brad Smith, Microsoft’s president, said the company opened the review after an article by the Guardian alleged activity by a unit of the Israel Defense Forces.A joint investigation published in early August by the Guardian, Israeli-Palestinian publication +972 ...