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yes, yes, the spectre of communism, BYD is the CCP, Alibaba is the CCP, stealing your children and eating them for Mao, bla bla bla. I have a feeling you'd be

yes, yes, the spectre of communism, BYD is the CCP, Alibaba is the CCP, stealing your children and eating them for Mao, bla bla bla. I have a feeling you'd be slightly salty at people saying "Google and Tesla are making CIA models"

Terretta 4mo ago
I mean... Since its development, IQT has invested in over 750 startups spanning diverse technological sectors, including: - Artificial Intelligence - Space Technologies - Microelectronics and Quantum Computing - Life Sciences - Cybersecurity - Hardware - Energy This broad portfolio has enabled IQT to address a wide array of national security challenges while supporting the growth of innovative startups… https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In-Q-Tel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In-Q-Tel https://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2012/07/16/156839153/in-q-tel-the-cias-tax-funded-player-in-silicon-valley https://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2012/07/16/15... https://www.cgai.ca/th_bn_iqt https://www.cgai.ca/th_bn_iqt
- well_ackshually 4mo ago
  I know, but it's far too fun to bait the parent into revealing how ignorant they are.
WarmWash 4mo ago
Google and Tesla making products to sell to the government is different than the government funding the government to make products for the government. In China it's all one entity with these mock facades of privatization. Trump cannot instruct Google to put picture of dogs on their homepage. If Xi wakes up and wants dogs on Alibaba's homepage, give it 30 minutes. It's wholly ignorant or dishonest to make the comparison.
- well_ackshually 4mo ago
  > Trump cannot instruct Google to put picture of dogs on their homepage. Sundar Pichai would personally be barking on a livestream on the homepage. Trump is quite literally the one president showing that the US has zero rules or anything to hold power back from the white house, really not the example you want.
  - WarmWash 4mo ago
    Seems like everyday Trump has another order struck down by the courts. Sundar can do whatever he wants, but he has no legal obligation to do any of it.
    - wmedrano 4mo ago
      > Trump cannot instruct Google to put picture of dogs on their homepage. I'm sorry, but that was a horrible example. Corporations have no obligation to donate money to the ballroom yet Google has donated millions.
      - WarmWash 4mo ago
        >Corporations have no obligation to donate money to the ballroom yet Google has donated millions. Imagine living in a country where they have the obligation.
        victorbjorklund 4mo ago
        Which country have that? Pretty sure ballrooms for their supreme leader is an American thing.
    - wqaatwt 4mo ago
      Courts and legal obligations are to a certain extent irrelevant at this point. There are plenty of illegal ways that Trump can fuck over Google and face no consequences. e.g. he had Colbert fired (and who knows what else) by threatening to block the Paramount/Skydance merger
- wqaatwt 4mo ago
  > Trump cannot instruct Google to Tim Apple and the other tech CEO constantly groveling at Trump’s feet indicates that he might be able to do that. Just like threatening TV networks about having their licenses revoked of blocking mergers unless they fire the people making fun of him on TV (of course with slightly mixed success)
deadbolt 4mo ago
Going by their response you appear to have been correct lol
- WarmWash 4mo ago
  I'm not salty, they are just confused about the difference between free enterprise capitalism and communism, which is understandable.

Terretta 4mo ago

I mean... Since its development, IQT has invested in over 750 startups spanning diverse technological sectors, including: - Artificial Intelligence - Space Technologies - Microelectronics and Quantum Computing - Life Sciences - Cybersecurity - Hardware - Energy This broad portfolio has enabled IQT to address a wide array of national security challenges while supporting the growth of innovative startups… https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In-Q-Tel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In-Q-Tel https://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2012/07/16/156839153/in-q-tel-the-cias-tax-funded-player-in-silicon-valley https://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2012/07/16/15... https://www.cgai.ca/th_bn_iqt https://www.cgai.ca/th_bn_iqt

well_ackshually 4mo ago
I know, but it's far too fun to bait the parent into revealing how ignorant they are.

WarmWash 4mo ago

Google and Tesla making products to sell to the government is different than the government funding the government to make products for the government. In China it's all one entity with these mock facades of privatization. Trump cannot instruct Google to put picture of dogs on their homepage. If Xi wakes up and wants dogs on Alibaba's homepage, give it 30 minutes. It's wholly ignorant or dishonest to make the comparison.

well_ackshually 4mo ago
> Trump cannot instruct Google to put picture of dogs on their homepage. Sundar Pichai would personally be barking on a livestream on the homepage. Trump is quite literally the one president showing that the US has zero rules or anything to hold power back from the white house, really not the example you want.
- WarmWash 4mo ago
  Seems like everyday Trump has another order struck down by the courts. Sundar can do whatever he wants, but he has no legal obligation to do any of it.
  - wmedrano 4mo ago
    > Trump cannot instruct Google to put picture of dogs on their homepage. I'm sorry, but that was a horrible example. Corporations have no obligation to donate money to the ballroom yet Google has donated millions.
    - WarmWash 4mo ago
      >Corporations have no obligation to donate money to the ballroom yet Google has donated millions. Imagine living in a country where they have the obligation.
      - victorbjorklund 4mo ago
        Which country have that? Pretty sure ballrooms for their supreme leader is an American thing.
  - wqaatwt 4mo ago
    Courts and legal obligations are to a certain extent irrelevant at this point. There are plenty of illegal ways that Trump can fuck over Google and face no consequences. e.g. he had Colbert fired (and who knows what else) by threatening to block the Paramount/Skydance merger
wqaatwt 4mo ago
> Trump cannot instruct Google to Tim Apple and the other tech CEO constantly groveling at Trump’s feet indicates that he might be able to do that. Just like threatening TV networks about having their licenses revoked of blocking mergers unless they fire the people making fun of him on TV (of course with slightly mixed success)

deadbolt 4mo ago

Going by their response you appear to have been correct lol

WarmWash 4mo ago
I'm not salty, they are just confused about the difference between free enterprise capitalism and communism, which is understandable.