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Employees outraged by report Azure platform used by Israel to store surveillance data collected on PalestiniansDozens of Microsoft employees occupied the company’s east campus in Redmond, Washington to protest against what they say is the use of its software by the Israeli military to carry out operations in Gaza and enable the surveillance of Palestinians.Three months after the company said it was launching an independent investigation into the use of its Azure software, current and former staff occupied a space they declared the “Free Zone”, holding placards that read “Join The Worker Intifada – No Labor for Genocide” and “Martyred

Belief that snack chain’s revenues exceed those of Oxford one of many underestimations of importance of HE sectorManchester United and Greggs’ famous sausage rolls are no match for the financial firepower of Britain’s leading universities, despite many members of the public thinking otherwise, according to research.The study by King’s College London’s policy institute revealed that many people have a string of misperceptions about the higher education sector, ranging from its size to the lucrative career boost it gives to graduates. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/education/2025/aug/20/less-than-greggs-public-have-no-idea-of-value-of-top-universities-study-finds Author : Richard Adams Education editor Publish date : 2025-08-19 23:01:00 Copyright for syndicated

Lehrmann is appealing against a defamation case loss against Network 10 and Lisa Wilkinson. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA man has been shot dead in western Sydney in yet another such attack in the city.Emergency services were called to Regiment Grove in Winston Hills at around 7pm on Tuesday night, police said, following reports of a shooting in the street. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/aug/20/australia-news-live-bruce-lehrmann-federal-court-appeal-network-10-lisa-wilkinson-brittany-higgins-parliament-productivity-economic-reform-roundtable-ntwnfb Author : Martin Farrer Publish date : 2025-08-19 20:56:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

US president suggests he may be willing to provide air power to help to enforce potential peace deal with PutinDonald Trump has ruled out sending US troops to Ukraine to enforce a potential peace deal with Vladimir Putin, tempering a promise to provide Kyiv with security guarantees that European allies had called a significant breakthrough towards halting the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine.Asked during a phone interview with Fox News whether he could assure listeners – including many members of his Maga base who support an isolationist America-first foreign policy – that the US would not put troops on the ground