Rick Upton

Why Retiring in California May Actually Be a Smart Idea Solid financial reasons—and more—to retire in California. Find out why California retirement taxes can actually be lower for retirees.

Good stuff to consider for Californians considering whether or not to leave the state for retirement.

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YouTube video by 60 Minutes Australia Former Facebook executive exposes tech giant’s alarming failings | 60 Minutes Australia

Former Facebook executive exposes tech giant’s alarming failings | 60 Minutes Australia
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The Unbelievable Scale of AI’s Pirated-Books Problem Meta pirated millions of books to train its AI. Search through them here.

Gift article: "Meta pirated millions of books to train its AI [...] Eventually, the team at Meta got permission from 'MZ'—an apparent reference to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg—to download and use the data set."
One more reason I prefer Bluesky over Facebook
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11 WTF Moments from the Facebook Memoir Mark Zuckerberg Doesn't Want You to Read 'Careless People': 11 wild moments from the tell-all Facebook memoir that Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg don't want you to read.

Facebook wouldn't let me post this article: 11 WTF Moments from the Facebook Memoir Mark Zuckerberg Doesn’t Want You to Read
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Everything you say to your Echo will be sent to Amazon starting on March 28 Amazon is killing a privacy feature to bolster Alexa+, the new subscription assistant.

"Everything you say to your Echo will be sent to Amazon starting on March 28. Amazon is killing a privacy feature to bolster Alexa+, the new subscription assistant."
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