Microsoft Celebrates 50th Amid Disruptive Anniversary Incident

At its landmark 50th anniversary event, Microsoft’s celebration was marred when an employee disrupted proceedings by calling out alleged ethical issues with the company’s AI leadership. This unexpected outburst highlighted internal tensions and stirred debate about accountability during what was meant to be a moment of corporate pride and forward-looking optimism.


10589 gizmodo.com / Microsoft Employee Disrupts 50th Anniversary Over Israel AI Contracts

The tech giant has faced pushback over its sale of AI products to the Israeli military.

10511 arstechnica.com / Microsoft turns 50 today, and it made me think about MS-DOS 5.0

A story about an obsolete PC, an old library book, and a one version of MS-DOS.

10540 techspot.com / Employee calls Microsoft AI boss a "war profiteer" during 50th-anniversary speech

During Microsoft's 50th-anniversary event, employee Ibtihal Aboussad interrupted AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman's address, accusing the company of complicity in war crimes through its AI initiatives.

10503 theverge.com / Microsoft CEOs interrupted by another employee protestor: ‘shame on all of you’

During Microsoft's 50th anniversary event, an employee disrupted proceedings by shouting at current and former CEOs—including Satya Nadella, Steve Ballmer, and Bill Gates—for the company's dealings with Israel's government, calling them hypocrites.

10428 tomshardware.com / Microsoft celebrates its 50th anniversary by letting Copilot see what you see

Microsoft's 50th anniversary celebration featured several Copilot announcements, including Vision, which lets the AI view your PC desktop or look through your phone camera.

10379 cnbc.com / As Microsoft turns 50, Nadella sees future success built on ability to 'win the new'

Microsoft is in a strong position 50 years into its existence, but regulations and competitive pressures in artificial intelligence challenge future growth.

10337 theverge.com / Microsoft employee disrupts 50th anniversary and calls AI boss ‘war profiteer’

At its 50th anniversary event, Microsoft employee Ibtihal Aboussad disrupted proceedings, accusing Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman of war profiteering by using AI in genocidal activities, and condemned the company for having "blood on its hands."


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