Hacker News with Generative AI: Corporate Influence

Open Source Software and Corporate Influence (alilleybrinker.com)
Open source software projects are frequently enmeshed with the interests of corporations. We should update mental models of who works on open source accordingly, and build or modify power structures to be more resilient to corporate capture.
Open Source, Corporate Influence, Power Structures
64 points by rrampage 8 days ago | 25 comments
How corn syrup took over America (thehustle.co)
Corporate welfare has propped up high fructose corn syrup for decades. It’s unlikely to end anytime soon.
Food Industry, Politics, History, Corporate Influence
170 points by paulpauper 40 days ago | 228 comments
Elite US universities rake in millions from big oil donations, research finds (theguardian.com)
Prestigious US universities are raking in millions of dollars from fossil fuel interests, raising concerns about conflicts of interest. And one university even appears to have owned a petroleum company from which it has earned millions of dollars, according to a spate of new reports produced by student organizers.
Education, Higher Education, Climate Change, Corporate Influence
6 points by thunderbong 155 days ago | 0 comments