research and development
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Our research shows that companies with more cheap stock options invested less in capital expenditures and research and development after going public.
From Salon • Jun. 13, 2026
The research and development company—which specializes in wireless, video and AI technologies—announced it has entered into a patent license agreement with Amazon.com and that both companies have agreed to resolve all pending litigation.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
Clark did not outline how a "brake pedal" for AI research and development could be created, but drew a parallel between AI and the oil boom and barons of the turn of the last century.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
Yet federal spending on research and development stood at 2.8% of U.S. gross domestic product in 1963; by 2023, it had slid to just 0.6%.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
The cost of the Mark I had already doubled from the original estimate of $10 million, and CRD’s president, Fred Powell, was forced to question “the wisdom of continuing further research and development work.”
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
