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U.S. Tech Giants Flocked to the Persian Gulf. Now They Are Targets.
ByAdam Satariano and Paul Mozur March 13, 2026March 13, 2026

Amazon, Google and others struck deals in the Persian Gulf to foot the bill for A.I. development. Iran has now threatened attacks against the companies’ infrastructure in the region.

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Microsoft Disables Some Services to Israel’s Defense Ministry
BySheera Frenkel September 25, 2025September 25, 2025

Microsoft said it found that Israel was violating some terms of service for its products and that it does “not provide technology to facilitate mass surveillance of civilians.”

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‘A million calls an hour’: Israel relying on Microsoft cloud for expansive surveillance of Palestinians
ByHarry Davies and Yuval Abraham August 6, 2025

Revealed: The Israeli military undertook an ambitious project to store a giant trove of Palestinians’ phone calls on Microsoft’s servers in EuropeOne afternoon in late 2021, Microsoft’s chief executive, Satya Nadella, met with the commander of Israel’s…

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