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orangedogyesterday at 7:11 PM3 repliesview on HN

What's new? I thought it has been known as a big-money thing for some time now.


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jimbokunyesterday at 7:36 PM

The new thing is trying to take the organization from a non-profit to a corporation. Mainly so the executives can increase their already large compensation apparently.

Interesting parallels to OpenAI.

glitchcyesterday at 7:14 PM

FIFA made $~15 billion USD this World Cup, roughly double what they made in Qatar in 2022. There are many low-hanging fruit that can be optimized to increase that revenue by 10x.

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skywhopperyesterday at 8:55 PM

FIFA has announced they plan to officially sell off everything to private investors, dropping all pretense of being a steward of a common good.