Finnish police opened a criminal investigation Thursday into Google’s work on a planned data center in northern Finland after the company cleared hundreds of acres of forest without completing required environmental reviews. The investigation adds to mounting scrutiny of Google’s $1.5 billion investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure in Finland, where the company’s expansion plans have…

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    6 days ago

    The only resonable way forward is to revoke any related permissions granted before they broke the rules, then it stops being just a budget item.

    If you can’t even wait for permission to be granted, then you can’t be trusted to not break other laws and regulations on the same project.

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      4 days ago

      I don’t think that’s very fair.

      There were probably less than 100 people involved and likely millions of trees that were cut. You’re basically suggesting a slap on the wrist compared to the magnitude of the crime