Sergey Brin and the who's who of the tech scene just spent millions in donations ahead of California's wealth tax vote

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Max Levchin, Sergey Brin, Eric Schmidt, and other billionaires dumped millions in donations ahead of California's wealth tax.

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The world's 4 richest people are $100 billion wealthier already this year

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The Tesla board has proposed a pay package for Elon Musk that could be worth up to $1 trillion.

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Larry Page, Jeff Bezos, and Sergey Brin are close to joining the $300 billion club as tech fortunes soar

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Sergey Brin, Larry Page, and Jeff Bezos are all approaching $300 billion net worths.

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Google cofounders Sergey Brin and Larry Page moved an LLC out of California ahead of proposed billionaire's tax

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Google cofounded Sergey Brin and Larry Page attended the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in 2007.

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The Silicon Valley leaders who have experimented with psychedelics

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Steve Jobs, Sergey Brin, Sam Altman side by side
Steve Jobs, Sam Altman, and Bill Gates spoke publicly about using psychedelic drugs. Google cofounder Sergey Brin has reportedly eaten magic mushrooms.

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House Democrats share new Epstein photos featuring Sergey Brin and Bill Gates

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Democrats on the House Oversight Committee released new photos from Jeffrey Epstein's estate, including some featuring other powerful businessmen.

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Mark Zuckerberg is $23 billion richer in under 15 months — but he's slid from 2nd to 6th on the rich list

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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg

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Sergey Brin says his commute involves talking to an unreleased Gemini AI model about building data centers

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What does Sergey Brin listen to while driving? "I do talk to Gemini Live in the car often," he said.

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Alphabet's stock surge has made its cofounders richer than anyone except Elon Musk

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Google cofounders Larry Page and Sergey Brin met at Stanford.

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Sergey Brin, who came back to Google to work on Gemini, says staying retired would have been a 'big mistake'

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Sergey Brin at 11th Breakthrough Prize Ceremony at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California, on April 5, 2025.
Google cofounder Sergey Brin says a short-lived retirement left him restless — and pulled him back into the race to build Google's Gemini.

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