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If you read the article, this is not a tech from Google. They just bought a small geothermal plant for their datacenter from a startup ([1]). As long as the pla
by krasin 3y ago
If you read the article, this is not a tech from Google. They just bought a small geothermal plant for their datacenter from a startup ([1]). As long as the plant actually works (very much likely), it will be operational for many-many years.
1. https://fervoenergy.com/ https://fervoenergy.com/
- voisin 3y agoAnd Google has no history of buying things and then shutting them down when they see a different shiny object… right? The only guarantee this plant survives Google’s next manic-depressive episode is if it can manage to drive ad revenue or violate user data privacy.
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- robertlagrant 3y agoI don't think this is comparable to Google Reader. Maybe more to their undersea cables[0]? [0] https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/infrastructure/learn-about-googles-subsea-cables https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/infrastructure/learn-...
- cinntaile 3y agoGoogle does not own this company. They're just a customer to them.