Microsoft

Microsoft employees occupied Redmond HQ in August 2025 demanding the company sever ties with the Israeli military. Microsoft fired 5 protesters and asked the FBI for help. However, in September 2025 Microsoft cut off cloud services to an Israeli military unit after an investigation.

Eliminated DEI goals from employee performance reviews, disbanded its dedicated DEI team, and stopped publishing its annual diversity report in 2025 — abandoning five years of mandatory DEI Core Priority objectives for all staff. Maintained ERGs and inclusion language but removed all DEI metrics from formal evaluations. Microsoft, Google, and Meta all stopped publishing diversity data in 2025, while Apple, Amazon, and Nvidia continued.

Provided Azure cloud and AI services to Israeli military. Usage increased 64x after October 2023. Later cancelled some services to Israeli Defense Ministry unit after investigation.

Microsoft maintains DEI programs but reduced some initiatives in 2024. Satya Nadella publicly supportive.

Microsoft Copilot hallucinations. Bing Chat "Sydney" persona. But also AI ethics board. Mixed execution.

Microsoft Copilot rollout. OpenAI partnership. Bing AI issues. Enterprise AI push.

Microsoft Activision acquisition faced FTC challenge. Won court case. Bundling concerns with Office/Teams.

Microsoft layoffs handled better than peers. Generous severance. But still cut 10,000+ employees.

Microsoft 10,000 layoffs but generous severance. Satya Nadella took responsibility. Better than peers.

Microsoft pledged neutrality on unions. Activision workers unionized post-acquisition.