Business
Seven protesters, including current and former employees, entered Microsoft’s Building 34 and occupied the office of company president Brad Smith. The group, linked to the activist collective “No Azure for Apartheid,” staged a sit-in demanding Microsoft end its ties with the Israeli government. Security Breach Prompts Building Lockdown The demonstrators live-streamed the
Business
Microsoft has stated that its recent job cuts, which affected around 9,000 employees globally, are not related to the company’s use of the H‑1B visa program. The clarification comes in response to political criticism suggesting that the company laid off American workers while continuing to bring in foreign talent. Political Criticism from U.S. Leadership U.S. […]
International
US Senator JD Vance has raised concerns over Microsoft’s use of H-1B visas, warning that the company’s employment practices may conflict with its recent layoffs of American workers. Vance, a Republican senator from Ohio and a known critic of Big Tech, questioned why Microsoft is continuing to sponsor foreign workers, particularly through the H-1B program, […]