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22.12.25 - 19:12
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Alphabet to Buy Intersect for $4.75B (Bloomberg)
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Alphabet Inc. has agreed to buy clean energy developer Intersect Power LLC for $4.75 billion in cash, plus existing debt, marking one of the largest deals by the tech giant to dramatically expand its data center footprint for AI.
The acquisition, announced Monday, is intended to give Alphabet's Google access to more electricity for its data centers as aging US grids struggle to meet power demand that's booming for the first time in decades thanks in part to artificial intelligence. Google took a minority stake in the energy provider last year by entering a partnership with Intersect to build big energy plants next to data center campuses, Bloomberg previously reported. BNEF Lead US Policy Analyst Derrick Flakoll says we could see power prices start to rise as AI data center demand continues to grow (Source: Bloomberg)...
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22.12.25 - 15:03
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Irony Alert: Google Suddenly Champions Free Speech As UK Crushes Online Expression (ZeroHedge)
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Irony Alert: Google Suddenly Champions Free Speech As UK Crushes Online Expression
Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news,
In a stunning reversal, Google has slammed the UK for threatening to stifle free speech through its aggressive online regulations. This from the company infamous for its own censorship crusades against conservative voices and inconvenient truths. If even Google is raising the alarm, you know the situation in Britain has hit rock bottom.
The move signals a broader culture shift in Big Tech, where woke agendas are crumbling under pressure from free speech advocates. It's no coincidence this comes after Elon Musk turned Twitter into X, a platform where ideas flow without the heavy hand of ideological gatekeepers.
Google, which has demonetized, shadow-banned, and outright censored content that doesn't align with leftist narratives, now positions itself as a defender of open discourse, accusing Britain of threatening to stifle free speech in an escalation of US oppositio...
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