$FB But in order to drag it out for 10 years, they occasionally give you small updates to make you think they’re always coding. People’s true feelings always slip out at some point, so the CEO of that company publicly announced the 10 years of R&D funding. As for where this funding comes from, just look at Facebook and pizza, and you’ll understand. They definitely aren’t doing this to benefit society without making money! (If you want to argue otherwise, then you’re right.)