All articles tagged with #cloud contract
Originally Published 6 months ago — by SiliconANGLE
Oracle has secured a cloud contract worth over $30 billion annually, likely with OpenAI, which will significantly boost its revenue and infrastructure expansion, including building AI data centers and increasing capital expenditures, as part of its FY26 growth strategy.
Originally Published 1 year ago — by The Guardian
Google terminated 28 employees who participated in protests against the company's cloud contract with the Israeli government, citing disruption of work and violation of policies. The protesting employees, affiliated with the No Tech for Apartheid campaign, accused Google of valuing its contract with the Israeli government over its workers. The contract in question, Project Nimbus, is a $1.2bn deal to supply cloud services to the Israeli government, which the protesting faction claims supports the development of military tools. This is not the first time Google has faced internal resistance over its government contracts, as employees successfully pushed the company to shelve a contract with the US military in 2018.
Originally Published 1 year ago — by Reuters
Google terminated 28 employees who participated in protests against the company's cloud contract with the Israeli government, citing disruption of work and violation of policies. The protesting employees, affiliated with the No Tech for Apartheid campaign, called it a "flagrant act of retaliation" and emphasized their right to peacefully protest labor conditions. The contract in question, Project Nimbus, has raised concerns about supporting the development of military tools by the Israeli government, although Google maintains that it is not directed at sensitive or military workloads.
Originally Published 1 year ago — by The Independent
Google fired 28 employees after protests at its offices against a cloud contract with the Israeli government, leading to arrests and accusations of indiscriminate terminations. The protests were in response to a $1.2bn contract with the Israeli government, known as Project Nimbus. Google claims the contract is not for military workloads, but protestors argue against supporting any military contracts. The terminations have sparked controversy, with accusations that Google values its contract with the Israeli government more than its own workers.
Originally Published 1 year ago — by WIRED
Google fired 28 employees who protested against a $1.2 billion cloud contract with Israel, which they believe could contribute to harm against Palestinians. The firings followed sit-in protests and police detentions, with Google claiming the employees physically impeded work and refused to leave the premises. The contract, known as Project Nimbus, has raised concerns about providing advanced technology to Israel's security apparatus. The fired employees and activist groups accuse Google of illegal behavior and retaliation, while Google maintains that the contract is not directed at military or classified work.
Originally Published 1 year ago — by The Verge
Google fired 28 employees who were involved in sit-in protests over the company's $1.2 billion Israeli government cloud contract, warning that disruptive behavior violates company policies and will not be tolerated. The firings came after 9 employees were suspended and arrested in New York and California. The "No Tech for Apartheid" group behind the protests called the firings retaliatory, stating that Google workers have the right to peacefully protest labor conditions.
Originally Published 1 year ago — by The Verge
Google fired 28 employees who were involved in sit-in protests over the company's $1.2 billion Israeli government cloud contract, warning that disruptive behavior violates company policies and will not be tolerated. The "No Tech for Apartheid" group behind the protests called the firings retaliatory, stating that Google workers have the right to peacefully protest labor conditions. Google's head of global security emphasized that the company takes disruptive behavior seriously and will continue to apply its policies, including termination if necessary.
Originally Published 1 year ago — by New York Post
Google has fired 28 employees who participated in a sit-in protest over the company's $1.2 billion cloud contract with Israel, citing unacceptable behavior, property defacement, and disruption of work. The employees, affiliated with a group critical of Google's response to the Israel-Hamas war, were placed on administrative leave and had their access to internal systems cut before being terminated. The protesters demanded that Google pull out of the contract, alleging that the technology could be weaponized against Palestinians in Gaza. Google confirmed the firings and emphasized that the behavior violated company policies, leading to the terminations.
Originally Published 1 year ago — by WIRED
Nine Google workers were removed by police from company offices in New York and Sunnyvale after staging a sit-in protest against a cloud contract with Israel’s government. The workers were placed on administrative leave and then detained by police. The protest called on Google to drop a $1.2 billion cloud computing contract with the Israeli government, citing concerns about the contract's involvement with the Israel Defense Forces and potential harm to Palestinians. This incident adds to a series of worker activism related to Israel's conflict with Hamas, with similar protests and resignations occurring at other tech companies like Amazon and Apple.