Microsoft said it would invest $1.5 billion in G42, an Emirati company with ties to China, as Washington and Beijing maneuver to secure tech influence in the Persian Gulf.
The experimental effort, which has not been disclosed, is being used to conduct mass surveillance of Palestinians in Gaza, according to military officials and others.
Displaced Palestinians arriving at a refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip this month. Israel has deployed facial recognition technology at checkpoints along roads in Gaza, according to military officials.
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