@sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al to Technology@beehaw.org • 2 months agoAI ‘Friend’ Company Spent $1.8 Million and Most of Its Funds on Domain Namewww.404media.coexternal-linkmessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up188arrow-down10
arrow-up188arrow-down1external-linkAI ‘Friend’ Company Spent $1.8 Million and Most of Its Funds on Domain Namewww.404media.co@sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al to Technology@beehaw.org • 2 months agomessage-square16fedilink
minus-square@jonsnothere@beehaw.orglinkfedilink19•2 months agoThat honestly seems pretty low for friend.com Although the fact they’re developing hardware on less than a million dollar budget is bananas, let alone the other whack ideas
minus-square@kandoh@reddthat.comlinkfedilink10•2 months agoI remember when the place I worked at changed names and some Russian guy was sitting on the domain name, wouldn’t let it go for less than a million. The CEO signed off on it after a day of consideration. Really changed my perspective on how much money these companies were sitting on.
That honestly seems pretty low for friend.com
Although the fact they’re developing hardware on less than a million dollar budget is bananas, let alone the other whack ideas
I remember when the place I worked at changed names and some Russian guy was sitting on the domain name, wouldn’t let it go for less than a million.
The CEO signed off on it after a day of consideration. Really changed my perspective on how much money these companies were sitting on.