Google, facing an internal rebellion, will end its work with the U.S. military

Google is breaking up with the Pentagon.

The tech company has made it clear that when a contract with the United States Department of Defense expires in 2019, said contract won't be renewed. Employees were informed on Friday when Diane Greene, the head of Google Cloud, shared the news during a weekly meeting.

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According to Gizmodo, the announcement was motivated by a desire to shut down an employee rebellion before it could go any further. Google's internal unrest became the subject of public record back in April, when thousands signed a letter protesting the company's work with the Defense Department. Read more...

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from Mashable https://mashable.com/2018/06/02/google-defense-department-project-maven-contract-not-renewed/
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