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Google, Amazon employees to protest $1.2bn deal with Israel

Hundreds of employees of American tech giants Google and Amazon will hold three vigils on 8 September outside the headquarters of the two companies calling for the cancellation of the $1.2 billion Project Nimbus deal with Israel that will provide it with cloud storage services and artificial intelligence tools, the WAFA news agency reported. The #NoTechForApartheid movement said vigils are also expected to be held in the cities of San Francisco, New York and […]

today5 September 2022

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Project Nimbus: Google employee accuses tech giant of profiteering off Palestinian pain

INTERNATIONAL A Google employee who is quitting the company this week has accused the tech giant of profiting from the systemic abuse of Palestinians after her efforts to thwart a billion-dollar contract with the Israeli military were reportedly met with retaliation. Ariel Koren, 28, will be leaving Google on Friday citing what she said was its creation of a hostile work environment due to her opposition to Project Nimbus. The project is a $1.2bn contract for a […]

today5 September 2022

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Iran: Outrage after government puts Google on Safe Search for all Iranians

INTERNATIONAL Iranians have reacted with incredulity to a move by the government to forcibly activate Safe Search on Google for all citizens, accusing officials of treating them like children. Iran's communications minister, Isa Zarepour, confirmed the new restriction earlier this week, saying his government had activated Safe Search following requests from Iranian families. 'You may be a history or a medical researcher, but when the Safe Search option is enabled, Google […]

today30 July 2022

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Google shareholders warn Cloud data in Saudi Arabia could be used for spying

INTERNATIONAL Google investors have raised concerns over a Cloud computing centre that the tech giant is developing in partnership with Saudi Arabia's state oil giant Aramco, warning that it will enable the kingdom to spy on people, including activists and journalists. According to the New York Post, shareholders have expressed unease over the partnership between Google and Aramco, claiming that the company risks serving "sensitive data on a silver platter to Saudi's top […]

today26 April 2022

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Apple and Google partner on COVID-19 contact tracing technology

Across the world, governments and health authorities are working together to find solutions to the COVID-19 pandemic, to protect people and get society back up and running. Software developers are contributing by crafting technical tools to help combat the virus and save lives. In this spirit of collaboration, Google and Apple are announcing a joint effort to enable the use of Bluetooth technology to help governments and health agencies reduce […]

today11 April 2020

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App accused of being a UAE spy tool back on sale

A chat app which intelligence experts have accused of being an Emirati spy tool has gone back on the market, days after it was abruptly pulled following a New York Times investigation. ToTok, a messaging service like WhatsApp or Skype that allows users to text or send video messages, was introduced in August 2019. The app had already been downloaded for free by millions of users when the NYT reported that the […]

today7 January 2020

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