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Microsoft faces an internal revolt as employees protest its Azure AI contracts with the Israeli military. The conflict has led to firings, high-profile event disruptions, and accusations of corporate censorship.

Ransomware groups like Fog now weaponize trusted workplace tools like Syteca for espionage, blurring the line between hacking and spying and creating a new wave of threats for corporate security.

Microsoft's Visual Studio Code 1.101 update has been released, integrating the Model Context Protocol (MCP) to transform GitHub Copilot into a true coding agent with direct, secure access to developer tools and workflows.

WhatsApp joins Apple's legal fight against the UK's demand for encryption backdoors, opening access to user data.

In a major strategy shift, OpenAI is tapping rival Google for cloud computing power, diversifying its infrastructure beyond Microsoft and signaling that the colossal demand for AI is forcing unprecedented alliances among tech giants.

OpenAI upgrades its developer toolkit: Codex AI agent gains internet access in ChatGPT & an enhanced Voice Agent SDK with human-in-the-loop is released for safer AI app development.

Meta partners with Constellation for 20 years, using nuclear energy from Illinois' revived Clinton plant for its AI data centers, underscoring Big Tech's shift to meet energy demands and climate goals.

AWS has announced its European Sovereign Cloud, launching by late 2025 with a €7.8 billion investment; it features a German-based structure and EU citizen leadership to ensure data remains within the EU, addressing GDPR and digital sovereignty demands.

Adobe has launched Photoshop for Android in beta, bringing its powerful Firefly generative AI, including Generative Fill, to mobile creators for intuitive image editing and AI-assisted content creation.

Elon Musk's xAI pursues a $5.3B funding round, with a $5B debt package via Morgan Stanle, to fuel further AI development and expansion of its "Colossus" supercomputer.

Apple's WWDC 2025, kicking off June 9th, will reportedly unveil macOS "Tahoe" and the new iOS 26 naming alongside a dedicated gaming app, as "Apple Intelligence" receives incremental updates rather than major AI breakthroughs.

Azure AI Search gets Agentic Retrieval preview: LLMs deconstruct queries for relevant, context-aware AI, targeting 40% better RAG performance.

AI company Anthropic actively lobbies against a Trump administration federal bill designed to preempt state-level AI regulations for a decade. This move reportedly causes White House friction and highlights a significant policy battle.

Elon Musk reportedly attempted to derail OpenAI's major AI data center deal in the UAE unless his startup xAI was included, revealing intense rivalries and high-stakes political maneuvering in the global AI landscape, according to a Wall Street Journal report.

Saudi Arabia's new AI entity, Humain, launches a $10 billion venture fund and secures $23 billion in deals with US tech giants like Nvidia and AWS, aiming for a $77 billion AI infrastructure to capture 7% of the global market and diversify its economy under Vision 2030.

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission officially drops its long-standing case against Microsoft's $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, ending nearly two years of regulatory challenges and clearing the path for full integration.

Alongside its powerful Claude 4 AI models Anthropic has launched and a new suite of developer tools, including advanced API capabilities, aiming to significantly enhance the creation of sophisticated and autonomous AI agents.

Google I/O 2025 has unveiled deep Gemini AI integration across its whole ecosysyem, bringing more AI to Search, dev tools & Workspace apps.

Computex 2025 showcases a computing industry transformed by Artificial Intelligence, as Nvidia, AMD, Intel, and Qualcomm unveil AI-centric GPUs like the RTX 5060 and RX 9060 XT, new CPUs including Intel's Panther Lake, and a suite of AI-powered devices, heralding a smarter, faster era for consumer and enterprise technology.

CoreWeave's stock has surged 19% after the AI cloud provider announced a successful, oversubscribed $2 billion debt offering, bolstering its financial flexibility for significant AI infrastructure expansion and debt repayment amid high investor confidence.

Microsoft implements email filtering for terms like "Palestine" and "Gaza" following employee protests over Israeli contracts, sparking accusations of censorship and raising concerns about corporate speech policing.

Google has unveiled SynthID Detector at I/O 2025, a tool to identify AI-generated media via digital watermarks, tackling deepfake and misinformation concerns

Google has unveiled Firebase AI Logic and the experimental Stitch UI generator at I/O 2025, aiming to simplify AI integration and accelerate app development with enhanced Gemini model access and AI-powered design tools.

Google has launched Veo 3, its advanced AI video generator now with integrated audio creation, alongside the new Flow filmmaking tool and Imagen 4, offering powerful multimodal content capabilities for creators and professionals via new subscription tiers.

Microsoft has added Elon Musk's Grok AI to its Azure AI Foundry. This expands Azure's model offerings amid OpenAI complexities and Grok's controversial history.

A Microsoft employee has disrupted Satya Nadella's Build 2025 keynote, protesting Israel AI contracts & calling its Gaza tech report a "bold-faced lie," fueling dissent over ethics.

Internal Google documents reveal the company knew it would have limited control over Israel's use of its Project Nimbus AI and cloud technology, proceeding with the $3.3B deal despite human rights concerns and consultant warnings.

An internal Microsoft review finds no Gaza civilian harm from its tech, yet admits oversight gaps; activists criticize the report as a 'PR stunt' and plan more protests.

OpenAI commits an additional $4 billion to CoreWeave for AI cloud infrastructure through 2029. This deal highlights soaring GPU demand and fuels CoreWeave's major expansion.

Microsoft faces a major UK class-action lawsuit alleging it abused market dominance and overcharged for Office & Windows by restricting pre-owned license sales since 2015.