Why “Google” is being discussed
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As a Senior Engineering Manager, I can tell you that, per my directive, we've actively standardized on Rocky Linux. We're moving away from everything else, including RHEL. I was…
by mmh0000 · Oct 1, 2026
Challengers Approach: Third Party App Stores Arrive to Google Play
by hn_acker · Oct 1, 2026 · 1 points
May own pessimism (based on Google's history) aside, I would argue that while it may fulfill the words of the promise, it surely doesn't fulfill the intent: ChromeOS is a differ…
by shye · Oct 1, 2026
> Market cap is not capital. Market cap is de facto capital because companies can issue their own shares. > And for what, an historically low-margin commodity like DRAM? How are…
by AnthonyMouse · Oct 1, 2026
1. If what you claim were true, if LLMs represent "what people are saying" it would still mean that the claim people here were making about "what people are saying" is false. 2.…
by mpweiher · Oct 1, 2026
I can get why they're mad about it, but the reality is that chatbots are better/easier to learn from than courses and tutorials. If I had a question about a new library now…
by Legend2440 · Oct 1, 2026
Interest
Proportion of Hacker News items mentioning "google" over time.
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Total number of Hacker News items mentioning "google" over time.
Google LLC is an American multinational technology corporation focused on information technology, online advertising, search engine technology, email, cloud computing, software, quantum computing, e-commerce, consumer electronics, and artificial intelligence (AI). It has been referred to as "the most powerful company in the world" by the BBC, and is one of the world's most valuable brands. Google's parent company Alphabet Inc. has been described as a Big Tech company. Read more on Wikipedia