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In fact, Google purchased Boston Dynamics awhile back, although they sold to another tech giant, Softbank. https://www.engadget.com/2017/06/08/softbank-boston-

In fact, Google purchased Boston Dynamics awhile back, although they sold to another tech giant, Softbank. https://www.engadget.com/2017/06/08/softbank-boston-dynamics-alphabet-google-robots-schaft/ https://www.engadget.com/2017/06/08/softbank-boston-dynamics... Cyberpunk speculating aside, I'm pretty sure Big Food companies (Coke, Monsonto, Kraft, etc) have private security contractors - due to the sheer amount of physical assets they control, it would be irresponsible to shareholders if they didn't.

tomjakubowski 9y ago
Coca Cola's bottling partner in Colombia was, quite famously, accused of using mercenaries to murder labor organizers in the early 00s. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/07/26/world/union-says-coca-cola-in-colombia-uses-thugs.html http://www.nytimes.com/2001/07/26/world/union-says-coca-cola... Similar accusations were made against Coke's Guatemalan bottler a few years back. Of course, about a hundred years ago it wasn't uncommon for companies to use hired muscle to harass, beat, and even murder labor activists in the United States. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludlow_Massacre https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludlow_Massacre