Microsoft Fires Engineers After AI Protest | JQJO

Microsoft fired two software engineers, Ibtihal Aboussad and Vaniya Agrawal, for protesting the company's alleged involvement in supplying AI technology to the Israeli military during Microsoft's 50th-anniversary celebration. Aboussad disrupted a speech, calling out the CEO for profiting from what she termed a genocide. Agrawal made a similar protest, also emphasizing Microsoft's role in the military-industrial complex. Microsoft cited disruption and misconduct as reasons for termination, stating employees had other avenues to voice concerns. The incident overshadowed Microsoft's anniversary celebration and added to tensions caused by Trump-era tariffs.