Finnish police launch criminal probe over forest cleared for Google data center

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...

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...