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Tech billionaires have reportedly donated over $340 million to fight a wealth tax in California.

According to The Guardian, the campaign they’re funding is spending over $1 million per day trying to defeat Proposition 40, which would enact a one-time 5 percent tax on California’s billionaires. Google co-founder Sergey Brin is reportedly the biggest donor, contributing at least $102 million, alongside other tech executives: > The donors to the no campaign are a who’s who of Silicon Valley, including the Palantir co-founder Peter Thiel, former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, DoorDash CEO Tony Xu, Stripe CEO Patrick Collison, crypto magnate Chris Larsen and several prominent venture capitalists.

Godox made a proper Xenon flash for smartphones.

The LEDs on the back of your phone can’t compete with the bright flashes built-in to many cameras, so the $85 Godox A2 integrates a xenon flash tube into a magnetic iPhone accessory with a rechargeable battery good for about 400 photos. The A2 can be used remotely up to almost 50 feet away if you want to experiment with flash placement, but it does require you to use Godox’s own iOS camera app to trigger the flash when you press the shutter button. [Media: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuSPre6je9s]

Elon Musk says he won’t allow “ugly” ads on X.

A “reasonable esthetic standard” will be applied to advertising on the platform, Musk said in a post, though he didn’t elaborate. He has a contentious history with the advertisers who keep the lights on: Shortly after Musk took control of Twitter, major ad groups recommended that clients pause campaigns on the platform, citing brand safety concerns. Musk later told them to “go fuck [themselves]” in the midst of an advertiser boycott in 2023. [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/10/Screenshot-2026-10-16-at-1.37.21-PM.png?quality=90&strip=all]

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