Pakistan, April 8 -- Microsoft has fired two software engineers for protesting the company's contracts with the Israeli military. The dismissals happened during Microsoft's 50th anniversary events. The company said the employees engaged in "willful misconduct" and disrupted business activities. This action comes amid growing concern about tech companies' roles in armed conflicts.

Ibtihal Aboussad, an engineer from Canada, interrupted a keynote by Mustafa Suleyman, the CEO of Microsoft AI. She loudly criticized the company, saying, "Microsoft powers this genocide in our region." After security escorted her out, she emailed top executives, including CEO Satya Nadella, to share her concerns. Microsoft later informed her that she was fired....