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Comment by SR2Z

11 days ago

Corporate research spending is nearly $1T/yr. Yes, corporations have a lower risk tolerance than the government, but that's not always a bad thing.

Not just risk tolerance - they also have different (generally much more short-sighted) incentives.

I kind of wonder how much of that money being reported is really research vs gamed numbers? eg for taxation claim purposes and things along those lines.

  • Especially interested in data from Alphabet (e.g., from ongoing legal battles?)

    (I'd assume Amazon & Microsoft are too clever, too well-run for their own good/our eptification)