The U.S. military has hired Microsoft to develop an augmented reality technology that would help soldiers find and kill targets. (The U.S. Army/YouTube)
CBC: 'The military Google industrial complex': How Silicon Valley cashes in on war technology
Google, Microsoft and others are building products with military applications
Last Sunday, Microsoft unveiled HoloLens 2, a set of goggles that can project interactive holographic images in front of the user.
The tech giant is pitching it as a tool for education and training in medicine and manufacturing. But another purpose for the tool has some within the company up in arms.
A group of Microsoft workers is protesting the contract their employer signed with the U.S. military to provide the HoloLens technology for use in combat. The deal is worth $480 million US.
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WNU Editor: Here is an easy prediction. Even though many Silicon Valley employees are against developing tech with military applications, it is going to continue to grow.
