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Andrew to News@lemmy.world • 1 year ago

During a presentation by an executive with Google’s Israel branch on Monday, a Google Cloud engineer stood up and shouted, “I refuse to build technology that powers genocide or surveillance.” They

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During a presentation by an executive with Google’s Israel branch on Monday, a Google Cloud engineer stood up and shouted, “I refuse to build technology that powers genocide or surveillance.” They

Andrew to News@lemmy.world • 1 year ago
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During a presentation by an executive with Google’s Israel branch on Monday, a Google Cloud engineer stood up and shouted, “I refuse to build technology that powers genocide or surveillance.” They were later fired.

https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/8/24094687/google-israel-project-nimbus-employee-fired

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    • @Croquette@sh.itjust.works
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      That’s the right word to use in this case regardless of your feelings on pronouns.

      • @abysmalpoptart@lemmy.world
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        I’m not the other commenter, but I’m fairly certain they’re making a play on the title of this post, which just ends with “They.”

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          I’ve missed that. Im dumb

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            We’ve all been there :-)

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      Perchance

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        Unless…?

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          Would that it were.

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      It’s 2024

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        I think it’s a joke about the title ending at They, at least I assumed so.

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          👍

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        An astute observation

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      removed by mod

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        Always

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      Proper English.

      • @Lmaydev@programming.dev
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        They’re referring to the title.

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