How American tech giants fuel Israel's wars (and pretend not to know about it)
To store massive amounts of surveillance data and build AI bots that make target lists with that data, the Israeli army relies heavily on U.S. tech companies — who feign ignorance.
Israel is using AI technology in its war against Gaza and ongoing attacks in Lebanon on a scale unprecedented in the history of warfare, and all with the critical support of American tech companies.Google, Microsoft and Amazon are at the top of a much longer list of tech firms that have signed comprehensive strategic agreements with the Israeli government, providing essentially unlimited storage — used by Israel to keep vast amounts of data collected on Palestinians and Lebanese — and, importantly, the ability to sort through it.Several media investigations revealed the depth of these collaborations, including from The Guardian, The Associated Press, The New York Times, +972 Magazine, and Drop Site News, among others. Read more In Israeli prisons, widespread torture of Palestinian detainees Project Nimbus and the race to serve...
Israel is using AI technology in its war against Gaza and ongoing attacks in Lebanon on a scale unprecedented in the history of warfare, and all with the critical support of American tech companies.Google, Microsoft and Amazon are at the top of a much longer list of tech firms that have signed comprehensive strategic agreements with the Israeli government, providing essentially unlimited storage — used by Israel to keep vast amounts of data collected on Palestinians and Lebanese — and, importantly, the ability to sort through it.Several media investigations revealed the depth of these collaborations, including from The Guardian, The Associated Press, The New York Times, +972 Magazine, and Drop Site News, among others. Read more In Israeli prisons, widespread torture of Palestinian detainees Project Nimbus and the race to serve...
You have reached your article limit
Iran-US-Lebanon: Everything can change in an instant.
Stay informed for only $6.9/month for 1 year, instead of $12.9.
Offer sent. We hope to welcome you among our subscribers.
Would you like to support L’Orient Today?
Lebanon is in danger of collapse. We need you more than ever. By supporting us, you will allow us to continue to fulfill our mission and provide you with continuous, independent, quality information.
Offer sent. We hope to welcome you among our subscribers.
Would you like to support L’Orient Today?
Lebanon is in danger of collapse. We need you more than ever. By supporting us, you will allow us to continue to fulfill our mission and provide you with continuous, independent, quality information.
Dear readers, to help ensure that your comments are approved without issue by L'Orient Today’s moderators, we invite you to review our moderation charter.