Staff Reports
A group of employees from a big tech company, Google, protested in California and New York. They were upset that Google was giving cloud computing services to Israel. The employees in California went into the office of Google’s leader for cloud services. They said they would only leave if Google stopped working on Project Nimbus, which is a big project with Amazon to give cloud services to Israel. There was another protest in Google’s office in New York. A banner with messages against Project Nimbus was hung there.
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Some employees wore clothes with anti-Israel slogans. The Government Procurement Administration in Israel says Google and Amazon won a big contract over other companies like Microsoft and IBM. After a terror attack by Hamas in Israel, employees did a “die-in” protest in San Francisco against the reported use of an artificial intelligence program by Israel called “the Gospel.”
The protesters accused Google and Amazon of working with the military, which they didn’t like. One employee got fired for causing trouble at a conference. Another protester thought she might lose her job for speaking out. She said Google wasn’t honest about Project Nimbus. A spokesperson for Google said Project Nimbus is about helping people, not the military.
It’s important for companies to keep doing business with Israel, a strong ally of the United States. These protests show a lack of support for an important partnership. The employees should appreciate the opportunity to work on projects that help other countries and bring in money for American companies. It’s concerning that some employees are more focused on protesting than on doing their jobs. Companies like Google should not give in to these demands that go against the values of supporting allies and business growth.
