Microsoft has fired two employees, Abtihal Abusaud and Vanya Agarwal, who protested the company's 50th anniversary celebration for providing artificial intelligence technology to the Israeli military and spoke out in favor of the Palestinians, according to a group representing the workers.
Microsoft accused the employee of misconduct in a termination letter on Monday, saying that "Abtihal Abusaad mismanaged the company's 50th anniversary celebration and damaged the company's reputation. And disrupted the event." Microsoft says another employee, Vanya Agarwal, had already announced her resignation, but the company ordered her to leave the office five days early on Monday.
The protests began on Friday when Microsoft software engineer Abtihal Abusaad walked up to a stage where an executive was introducing new artificial intelligence products and Microsoft was announcing a long-term vision for its new AI project.
Abusaad shouted at Microsoft CEO Mustafa Suleiman, saying, “You claim you are launching an AI future, but Microsoft sells AI weapons to the Israeli military.” “And in Palestine, 50,000 people have died and Microsoft is helping to perpetrate this genocide in our region.” The protest forced Suleiman to stop speaking while it was being broadcast live from Microsoft’s campus in Redmond, Washington. Attendees at the 50th anniversary of Microsoft’s founding included co-founder Bill Gates and former CEO Steve Ballmer.
As the protest unfolded and the video went viral, the company faced international backlash.
Who is Abtihal Abu Saad?
Abtihal Abu Saad is a Moroccan girl who graduated from Harvard University and works as a programmer at Microsoft. On April 7, during the company's 50th anniversary celebration, when the company's executive Mustafa Suleiman was speaking and Microsoft founder Bill Gates and former CEO Steve Ballmer were also present, Abtihal single-handedly raised her voice against the oppression of Palestinians and accused Microsoft of providing Israel with AI technology that is causing massacres in Israel. Abtihal also informed all the employees of her company about the atrocities being committed against Palestine through email.
Who is Vanya Agarwal?
Vanya Agarwal is an Indian-American engineer who works at Microsoft. Vaniya Agarwal has publicly shared a resignation email she sent to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and thousands of colleagues after she protested at the company's 50th anniversary celebration on April 4. Agarwal took on Microsoft's three CEOs - Satya Nadella, Bill Gates, Bill Gates, Bill Gates and the company's head Solomon, during the event over the company's alleged role in providing technology to the Israeli military, and she disrupted presentations by alleging that Microsoft technology enables Israel's military operations in Gaza.
The company fired Agarwal five days before his resignation date. Vanya Agarwal also posted his resignation on company employees and social media.
Who offered Jobs to Abtihal Abu saad
According to the latest reports, a Kuwaiti businessman working on information technology has offered jobs to these employees.
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