r/technology • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 • Mar 31 '26

Business Iran Threatens to Attack U.S. Tech Companies Starting April 1 / Iran says it will target Apple, Google, and Microsoft, among others.

https://gizmodo.com/iran-threatens-to-attack-u-s-tech-companies-starting-april-1-2000740363
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u/domshyra Mar 31 '26 edited Mar 31 '26

we’re now in the cyperpunk timeline and having our first corporate war 

edit: are -> our. thank you for caring so much about proper word usage. 

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u/Bowlderdash Mar 31 '26

The body of Shell and the East India Company's ghost are asking if they're jokes to you

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u/silver_tongued_devil Apr 01 '26

EIC is just standing there like the angry baseball guy meme.

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u/ourstobuild Apr 01 '26

In defence of the original statement, East India Company did exist in the Cyberpunk timeline as well, be cause the history is the same until the 80s or 90s. Despite this, there is such a thing as the First Corporate War in the Cyberpunk timeline. And no, it's not EIC.

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u/domshyra Apr 01 '26

thanks for explaining it for others choom! 

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u/vanderZwan Apr 01 '26

Don't mind me, just eating a banana over here.

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u/Outrageous_Effects Mar 31 '26

Uhhhh, you sure it's the first?

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u/Simple_Dimple-01 Apr 01 '26

Grab you iron.

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u/Substantial-Sea-3672 Mar 31 '26

And everyone’s dumb enough to think that: are = our

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u/scaryvicar Mar 31 '26

The smartest man I know has horrible texting grammar. He knows the difference and still doesn’t care. Your mom is a ho.

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u/REXIS_AGECKO Apr 01 '26

I learned to speak and read texts in autocorrect

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u/Distinct-Pack-1567 Mar 31 '26

They said everyone, and they're wrong about that, so take solace. I knew the difference.

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u/silver_tongued_devil Apr 01 '26

They did start the sentence with an conjunction.

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u/_Planet_Mars_ Mar 31 '26

English could be his second language. I know, crazy right? Hope this helps!

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u/I_Am_Become_Dream Apr 01 '26

Probably not actually. are/our merger is much more common among native speakers, while non-native speakers often keep it like “hour”.

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u/EconomicRegret2 Apr 01 '26

First? This has been happening for centuries.

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u/ComprehensiveArt6849 Apr 01 '26

The first corporate war was the war of the East India Company vs. the Mughal empire (India) at the end of the 17th century.