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Resignation of Microsoft Engineer Over Cloud Services to Israeli Military Sparks Controversy

After 13 years at Microsoft, principal software engineer Scott Sutfin-Glowski is resigning due to the company’s continued sale of cloud services to the Israeli military amidst the conflict in Gaza. In a letter to colleagues, Sutfin-Glowski cited his refusal to support what he considers to be “the worst atrocities of our time.” The engineer’s departure follows ongoing protests from employees regarding Microsoft’s business ties with the Israeli military, resulting in the firing of five employees. Despite Microsoft’s previous statement about halting certain services to an Israeli Ministry of Defense division, controversies regarding the use of Microsoft products by the military persist, leading to Sutfin-Glowski’s decision to leave the company.