Doctorow's 'Google Skates': A Critical Take on Google's AI-Era Predicament
hn_acker · hn · 2026-09-06
Cory Doctorow's latest Pluralistic essay 'Google skates' is being discussed on Hacker News, examining Google's strategic position amid the AI disruption. The HN post itself is just a link; the full argument lives on pluralistic.net.
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