The High Costs of the Cloud
Data centers make “the cloud” tangible. The supposed benefits—such as jobs—might not be.
Investment firm and recipient of government largess Goldman Sachs has just settled an investigation by the Attorney General of Massachusetts for $60 million that it engaged in predatory lending during the housing boom.
From the NY Times:
According to the Attorney General's office:
--d.f.
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