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Tesla said it didn’t have key data in a fatal crash. Then a hacker found it. (www.washingtonpost.com)

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[–] onslaught545@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

You'd need to do the math on net profit. Gross revenue is a pretty meaningless figure on its own.

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[–] JohnEdwa@sopuli.xyz 11 points 1 year ago (1 child)

Want to fine Twitter 10% for something horrible they did in 2020 using their net profit? You now owe Twitter 113 million.

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[–] despoticruin@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 year ago

That's why they said revenue, not profit. You never go for the net. Always go for the gross.

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[–] bisby@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Or, y'know, don't do illegal things and it doesn't matter. That's the point of fines being a deterrent

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