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Re:I wired up my bike's GPS to order me pizza during a grave... by siva7 on Sunday September 10, 2023 @12:40PM (#37457541)
I'm pretty sure that was a money-laundering scheme disguised as some silicon valley-esque startup to not trigger alarm bells with institutions
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Re:I wired up my bike's GPS to order me pizza during a grave... by ParanoidShroom on Sunday September 10, 2023 @02:12PM (#37458424)
I don't see how one would do that. Mind expanding? You won't turn out dividends and salary sounds highly taxed
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Re:I wired up my bike's GPS to order me pizza during a grave... by cultofmetatron on Sunday September 10, 2023 @02:16PM (#37458463)
> I'm pretty sure that was a money-laundering scheme disguised as some silicon valley-esque startup

considering some of the half baked shenanigans I've seen conducted in SF that actually raised funding back when I was there. this would explain a LOT...

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Re:I wired up my bike's GPS to order me pizza during a grave... by smabie on Sunday September 10, 2023 @02:25PM (#37458558)
I'm pretty sure it was not: there's much more effective ways to launder money than a high profile startup
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Re:I wired up my bike's GPS to order me pizza during a grave... by siva7 on Sunday September 10, 2023 @02:46PM (#37458742)
That would be a perfect cover up considering it’s not that unheard of with their investor: https://www.theinformation.com/briefings/c4d82a
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Re:I wired up my bike's GPS to order me pizza during a grave... by notatoad on Sunday September 10, 2023 @09:44PM (#37461882)
isn't all of softbank a money-laundering scheme? it's just kingdom of saud buying influence in the west.
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Re:I wired up my bike's GPS to order me pizza during a grave... by sneak on Sunday September 10, 2023 @10:31PM (#37462171)
Your second sentence contradicts your first.
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Re:I wired up my bike's GPS to order me pizza during a grave... by thghtihadanacct on Monday September 11, 2023 @09:48PM (#37476128)
Im kinda with the other reply, sneak. Isnt softbank a Japan/asian based cartel? From the first articles I can find they just cost saudia some money (not to say it wasnt laundered ... maybe they bought some softpaintings?)
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Re:I wired up my bike's GPS to order me pizza during a grave... by FanaHOVA on Sunday September 10, 2023 @02:42PM (#37458701)
It's really not that deep
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