Tag: Google

“Pure arrogance”: anger in Finland as Google illegally fells 250,000 trees for data center

Miranda Bryant in Muhos and Otanmäki   October 22, 2026 Behind a wire fence lies a vast gaping wound of earth. Before Google’s arrival a few months ago, an estimated quarter of a million trees occupied the 330 hectares (815 acres) of forest near the town of Muhos in rural northern Finland. Now they are all […]

Best reader comment of the week of September 12, 2025

Comment refers to this Moon of Alabama blog post: A.I. Valuations Reach La La Land The Artificial Intelligence mania has officially reached la la land. Oracle, OpenAI Sign Massive $300 Billion Cloud Computing Deal (archived) – Wall Street Journal The majority of new revenue revealed by Oracle will come from OpenAI deal, sources say OpenAI signed a […]

Google imports ex-Israeli spies who automated Gaza ethnic cleansing

By ¡Do Not Panic!·March 20, 2025 This article was originally published by ¡Do Not Panic! On Mar. 18, Google bought Israeli cybersecurity company Wiz for $32 billion. The acquisition will mark the single largest transfer of former Israeli spies into an American company. This is because Wiz is run and staffed by dozens of ex Unit 8200 members, […]