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There is a rhyme that goes "Boss makes a dollar, I make a dime". The open source equivalent apparently is "Big tech makes a dollar, FOSS dev makes 1/20th of a penny". https://t.co/9lQDIbCX2w— FUTO (@FUTO_Tech) April 2, 2025

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Gary Marcus on Twitter / X

Sheer insanity. Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Meta collectively are spending more money than the Manhattan Project *every single month*. More than 12x the Manhattan Project every year.And what they have got to show for it? None are making major profits on AI; none has a… pic.twitter.com/1XeMRxDcQX— Gary Marcus (@GaryMarcus) April 29, 2026

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Tailscale raises $160 Million (USD) Series C to build the New Internet

Tailscale has raised $160 million USD ($230 million CAD) in our Series C, led by Accel with participation from CRV, Insight Partners, Heavybit, Uncork Capital — and new investment from Anthony Casalena - CEO of Squarespace.