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Microsoft Israel Chief Resigns Amid Azure Misuse Probe by Israeli Ministry of Defense

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Microsoft Israel's GM Alon Haimovich resigns after internal probe finds Azure misuse by Israel's Ministry of Defense, violating Microsoft's ethics code, amid prior Unit 8200 surveillance controversy.

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Microsoft Israel's chief has resigned following an internal probe into the misuse of Azure cloud services by the Israeli Ministry of Defense. The investigation revealed ethical breaches and a lack of transparency, impacting Microsoft's global standing. This comes after earlier revelations about Unit 8200's surveillance activities, complicating future contract renewals. ... (Full article content preserved with paragraph breaks)

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