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What is Project Nimbus, and why are Google workers protesting Israel deal? | Explainer News | Al Jazeera

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Tech workers are protesting against the use of artificial intelligence and other technologies by Israel in its war on Gaza. Google employees based in the United States have staged protests at the tech giant’s offices in New York City, California and Seattle to oppose a $1.2bn contract with the Israeli government. Known as Project Nimbus, the joint contract between Google and Amazon signed in 2021 aims to provide cloud computing infrastructure, artificial intelligence (AI) and other technology services to the Israeli government and its military, which has faced condemnation for its war on Gaza, described by United Nations experts and several countries as a “genocide”. Israel has killed more than 34,000 Palestinians, overwhelmingly children and women, and destroyed vast swaths of the Palestinian coastal enclave since it launched the military offensive last October. The country has justified the bombardment, saying it is targeting Hamas fighters who carried out a deadly attack on October

What is Project Nimbus, and why are Google workers protesting Israel deal? | Explainer News | Al Jazeera Save Click here to share on social media Share Add Al Jazeera on Google Video Duration 00 minutes 58 seconds 00:58 Google workers protest over Project Nimbus deal with Israel By Al Jazeera Staff Published On 23 Apr 2024 23 Apr 2024 | Updated: 24 Apr 2024 09:02 AM (GMT) Updated: 24 Apr 2024 09:02 AM (GMT) Google employees based in the United States have staged protests at the tech giant’s offices in New York City, California and Seattle to oppose a $1.2bn contract with the Israeli government

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