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Andy Chalk

Microsoft's Build conference interrupted by renewed protests over its ties with the Israeli military

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators protest outside the Microsoft Build conference at the Seattle Convention Center in Seattle, Washington on May 19, 2025. (Photo by Jason Redmond / AFP) (Photo by JASON REDMOND/AFP via Getty Images) .

Microsoft is facing more pushback over its dealings with the Israeli military, as The Verge reports that the company's Build developer conference has been interrupted twice by protesters.

The first incident occurred shortly after the start of CEO Satya Nadella's keynote on May 19, when firmware engineer and No Azure for Apartheid organizer Joe Lopez interrupted Nadella's speech to demand he "show them how Microsoft is killing Palestinians," according to a statement released by NOAA. "How about you show them how Israeli war crimes are powered by Azure?"

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