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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 2 - Caught on Camera

Peter Thiel makes $3m donation to fight California’s proposed billionaire tax

Ballot proposes one-time, 5% tax on anyone in state worth more than $1bn and grant a five-year period for payment

The Guardian - US

A Breakable Regime

Plus: Wealth tax barely understood by its proponents, Jerome Powell investigated, why sobriety sucks, and more...

Reason

Google billionaire Larry Page copies the Jeff Bezos playbook, buying a $173 million Miami compound that will save him millions in taxes

Critics warned a wealth tax in California would lead to a billionaire exodus. Florida says come on in, the water's warm.

Fortune

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Tech titans divided over whether to pay billionaire tax or flee California

State residents worth more than $1bn could face one-off, 5% tax to help fund education, food assistance and healthcare

The Guardian - US

Jensen Huang might be fine with a billionaires tax, but Google cofounder Larry Page is already dumping California

Page converted several of his assets out of California before the end of 2025, according to state filings.

Fortune

Billionaires added record $2.2tn in wealth in 2025

Just eight billionaires accounted for a quarter of the gains, led by Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Larry Ellison and Larry Page

The Guardian - US

Silicon Valley Founders Warn They May Flee If California Billionaire Tax Passes

Silicon Valley billionaires warn a proposed California wealth tax could drive founders and jobs out of the state.

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Tech Billionaires Warn of California Exodus as 5% Wealth Tax Sparks Panic

Tech billionaires threaten to flee California as a proposed 5% wealth tax sparks panic among Silicon Valley founders.

International Business Times UK

Peter Thiel and Larry Page are preparing to flee California in case the state passes a billionaire wealth tax, report says

The proposal calls for California residents worth more than $1 billion to pay a one-time tax equivalent to 5% of their assets.

Fortune

AI boom adds more than half a trillion dollars to wealth of US tech barons in 2025

Elon Musk’s net worth increased by nearly 50% to $645bn with founders of Google and Amazon also seeing huge wealth gains

The Guardian - UK

In 2000 Larry Page said Google was ‘nowhere near’ the ultimate search engine—25 years later, Gemini might be close

“We’re nowhere near doing that now,” said Page at the time.

Fortune

Elon Musk's wealth has soared past $600 billion—he's now worth double the next richest person alive, Google's cofounder Larry Page

The SpaceX CEO just woke up $168 billion richer and set the bar for the first person estimated to be worth more than $600 billion.

Fortune

Top 10 Richest People in the World 2025: Elon Musk Leads as Tech Billionaires Control £1.44 Trillion Fortune

Forbes reveals how technology giants dominate the world's richest list as billionaire fortunes reach record highs in 2025.

International Business Times UK

Google cofounder Larry Page overtakes Jeff Bezos as the third richest person in the world following an Alphabet stock surge

Page’s net worth skyrocketed up to $252 billion this Wednesday following a stock surge and analyst buzz that Gemini 3 is their “favorite” model on the AI market.

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Benzinga

Google Founders Page, Brin Up Over $160B In 2025, Now Worth More Than Zuckerberg

Shares of Magnificent Seven stock Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG)(NASDAQ:GOOGL) have soared to new all-time highs in recent days and posted an impressive gain of 54% year-to-date in 2025. Investors in the tech giant are sitting on impressive gains, including the company's co-founders who are now among the richest people in the…

International Business Times UK

Larry Page Becomes World's Third Richest Man as Gemini 3 Sends His Fortune Soaring

Larry Page's net worth jumps $7.6 billion as Google launches its most advanced AI model, Gemini 3.

The Conversation

As AI leader Nvidia posts record results, Warren Buffett’s made a surprise bet on Google

The world’s most valuable publicly listed company, US microchip maker Nvidia, has reported record $US57 billion revenue in the third quarter of 2025, beating Wall Street estimates. The chipmaker said revenue will rise again to $US65 billion in the last part of the year.

Capital & Main

Desperate Times: ‘If We Do Not Do This … There Will Be Tragedy After Tragedy.’

A proposed ballot initiative would tax California’s billionaires’ wealth to stabilize Medicaid amid sharp federal cuts.

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Benzinga

iPod Inventor Tony Fadell Worked Alongside Steve Jobs and Larry Page: The Two Couldn't Have Been More Different

Former Nest CEO Tony Fadell holds a rare vantage point in Silicon Valley, having worked closely with Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) cofounder Steve Jobs and, later, Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) cofounder Larry Page and says he learned different lessons from each.

TechRadar

Why Google rebranded to Alphabet - and why it paid dividends

Google's decision to rebrand to Alphabet made shocked the industry at the time, and it's since paid dividends.

International Business Times UK

Google Turns a Year Older: The Sept. 27 Birthday Mystery, Its Original Name, and the Hardest Doodle Game Ever

Google celebrates its 27th birthday on September 27 with a nostalgic Doodle, but the real story behind its birth date, original name, and the toughest Doodle game ever may surprise you.

GOBankingRates

How the World’s 9 Richest Billionaires Spent Their First $1 Million

These billionaires work in different industries and followed different paths to wealth, but they all have one thing in common: They reinvest their earnings.

Fortune

Google CEO is the newest billionaire: He tells Gen Z the secret to success is putting yourself in uncomfortable situations

As a newly minted billionaire, Google CEO Sundar Pichai says that embracing discomfort is key to personal and professional growth.

Benzinga

Larry Page Rejected Steve Jobs' 'Do One Thing' Well Advice, Built Everything Instead: Palo Alto CEO Nikesh Arora Recalls Google's 'Product-Obsessed' Roots

Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) (NASDAQ:GOOG) co-founder Larry Page rejected Apple Inc.‘s (NASDAQ:AAPL) signature “focus on one thing” philosophy during a pivotal meeting with Steve Jobs, according to Palo Alto Networks Inc. (NASDAQ:PANW) CEO Nikesh Arora.

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20 Very First Products From The World’s Most Famous Brands

We've all gotta start somewhere! It can be hard to imagine some of the most iconic and ubiquitous brands of today as a struggling start-up, yet every company has its own origin story.

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