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11
May 2011
10:48
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Tech
:
When Google uses lobbyists, they use them for awesome reasons
While the food industry
lobbies Arizona politicians
to keep Happy Meals happy, Google lobbies Nevada politicians to allow self-driving cars. Awesome.
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14
Oct 2010
20:57
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Biz
,
Tech
:
Based on its profits, Google’s freewheeling spending warranted
$
2.17
the size of
Google’s profits this quarter
25
%
boost in
Google’s overall revenues last quarter – not bad, considering all that extracurricular spending
9
%
jump in
stock price on the news; put that in your self-driving car’s tailpipe and smoke it
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