Comment by SecretDreams
4 hours ago
It's google trying to ask for forgiveness rather than permission, the news cycles making money on the cockup, and HN whiteknighting for Google because Google pays their wages directly and indirectly.
A viscous cycle all around!
Closing the loop: google makes ad money on all the views these stories get
That can't be more than a few thousand dollars, compared to the millions they must be spending making this data center.