Yesterday, Vox somehow managed to write an entire article about the history of Oracle and its founder Larry Ellison without mentioning the CIA even once. Which is pretty astounding, given the fact that Oracle takes its name from a 1977 CIA project codename. And that the CIA was Oracle's first customer.
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Im assuming the same is true for google
Lots of companies did. Many many many services we enjoy would not be possible without government aid.
Yes more people should know this.
However I am using a free oracle vps so I’m obviously glowing more than you all can see.
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Here’s another article to back it up