Google on Friday dismissed an employee who disrupted a speech by the company's CEO in Israel, Barak Regev, during the Calcalist conference in New York.
Google said the employee was fired for "unacceptable" behavior violating company policies.
Google on Friday dismissed an employee who disrupted a speech by the company's CEO in Israel, Barak Regev, during the Calcalist conference in New York.
The employee, an engineer for Google's cloud platform, shouted at Regev that he "refuses to build technology that drives genocide and apartheid," and was removed from the venue by security.
Google said the employee was fired for "unacceptable" behavior violating company policies.
Over the past year, three of the Middle East and North Africa's (MENA) largest sovereign wealth funds—the Public Investment Fund (PIF) of Saudi Arabia, the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), and Abu Dhabi's Mubadala Investment Company—have significantly increased their investments in artificial intelligence (AI), underscoring the region's commitment to technological advancement and economic diversification.
Qatar's Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, officially inaugurated Web Summit Qatar 2025 on Sunday at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center.
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