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[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 week ago (9 children)

TTAM later said it had obtained backing from a “Fortune 500 company with a current market capitalization of more than $400 billion and $17 billion of cash on hand.”

That's not at all concerning.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (8 children)

A little searching finds only one company that really fits the bill. Costco has a market cap of $433B and had a reported $14.8B cash on hand as of May 11. That's an interesting possibility that I wouldn't have guessed. Costco is less evil than most big corporations, so that's a little hopeful if I got it right.

Oracle comes close with a market cap of $583B. That's indeed over $400B, but that would make the description a bit weird. In any case, Oracle makes more sense from a business angle. Unfortunately, they are near the top of the evil scale.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 6 days ago (6 children)

Calling it here, Costco is going to use the genetic information to create the perfect hot dog.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Membership is going to be linked to your DNA, the register will prick your finger to make sure you're valid.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago

It’s almost certainly Oracle but there’s a slight possibility this is correct

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