Have empathy for those who are scared: Nadella condemns George Floyd death

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has joined Apple CEO Tim Cook and Google CEO Sundar Pichai in condemning the death of African-American George Floyd, saying "our identity, our very existence is rooted in empowering everyone on the planet".

In a note to Microsoft employees, Nadella said that every-day racism, bias, and hatred in the news today is not new.

"It's far too often the experience and reality in daily lives, particularly for the Black and African American community," he said.

"I know it's not enough to just have empathy for those impacted, for the communities who are experiencing this hate, firsthand,