Microsoft workers demand it drop US$480 million US Army contract

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Microsoft workers demand it drop US$480 million US Army contract

Workers sign petition against developing "any and all weapons technologies."

Some Microsoft employees on Friday demanded that the company cancel a US$480 million hardware contract to supply the US Army, with 94 workers signing a petition calling on the company to stop developing "any and all weapons technologies." The organizing effort, described to Reuters by three ...

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