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Google risks upsetting its employees with new Aramco deal By Mark Bergen on 12/22/2020 (Bloomberg) --Google will start selling its cloud-computing services in Saudi Arabia through a deal with oil producer Aramco, risking a backlash from staff who oppose doing business with the fossil fuel industry or regimes accused of human rights abuses. The partnership gives Alphabet Inc.’s Google regulatory clearance to set up what it calls a “cloud region” in the Kingdom, the companies said on Monday. Employees at Google have called on the company to abstain...

Google brings its cloud business to Saudi Arabia with Aramco Mark Bergen, Bloomberg News VIDEO SIGN OUT Google will start selling its cloud-computing services in Saudi Arabia through a deal with oil producer Aramco, a controversial move by the internet giant. The partnership gives Alphabet Inc.’s Google regulatory clearance to set up what it calls a “cloud region” in the Kingdom, the companies said on Monday. Employees at Google have called on the company to abstain from work in the oil and gas industry, citing environmental concerns, and work with authoritarian regimes...

Google’s Aramco Deal Risks Irking Staff Over Oil, Politics Bloomberg 12/21/2020 Mark Bergen © Bloomberg Signage for Google Cloud is displayed at the Google Inc. booth during the SoftBank World 2019 event in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday, July 18, 2019. The founders of Southeast Asian ride-hailing giant Grab, indoor farming startup Plenty, Indian hotel chain OYO Rooms and payments service Paytm took the stage at an annual SoftBank conference to explain how artificial intelligence helps them stay on top in their respective fields. (Bloomberg) -- Google will start selling its ...