Jeff Bezos
Katy Perry roars into space on all-woman flight
Pop star Katy Perry completed a brief foray into space Monday, roaring to the edge of the cosmos with an all-women crew on one of billionaire Jeff Bezos's rockets.
15 April 2025, 07:55 AM
Katy Perry joins first all female crew on flight into space
Pop star Katy Perry is set to journey into space on an upcoming all-female mission aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket.
1 March 2025, 07:35 AM
Democracy dies undefended
What can we learn from the American disaster? First, that democracy isn’t easy.
11 November 2024, 11:37 AM
Jeff Bezos plans to sell Amazon shares worth $5 bln
Jeff Bezos, founder and executive chairman of Amazon, is planning on selling shares of his company that are worth almost $5 billion, according to a recent regulatory filing. This takes place after Amazon's stock hit a record high recently, with the e-commerce giant currently standing at a $2.056 trillion market cap.
5 July 2024, 11:49 AM
Bezos dethrones Musk to reclaim title of world's richest man
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos took back his spot as the world's richest man on Monday, dethroning Elon Musk on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index
5 March 2024, 04:56 AM
Bezos, Nvidia join OpenAI in funding humanoid robot startup
Bezos had committed $100 million through his firm Explore Investments LLC and Microsoft is investing $95 million, while Nvidia and an Amazon-affiliated fund are each providing $50 million
24 February 2024, 06:25 AM
Jeff Bezos sells off $2 billion in Amazon shares
Jeff Bezos has sold off about $2 billion in shares of Amazon, according to stock market filings.
11 February 2024, 05:21 AM
Bezos to sell up to 50 million Amazon shares by Jan 31 next year, filing shows
Bezos will sell up to 50 million shares in the online retail and cloud services firm over the next one year
4 February 2024, 07:58 AM
AI generated images of tech billionaires go viral
Some AI-generated images of the richest tech billionaires in the world have recently gone viral on the internet.
11 April 2023, 09:57 AM
Amazon to lay off 9,000 more employees
“Given the uncertain economy and the uncertainty that exists in the near future, we have chosen to be more streamlined in our costs and headcount,” Jassy said in a memo to staff.
22 March 2023, 15:47 PM
5 inspirational quotes from Jeff Bezos
If used properly, the power of invention and pushing boundaries may lead to significant results. While we may see others' success come quickly, it often involves a great deal of grit and heartache for them. Jeff Bezos, the creator of Amazon, the planet's most customer-centric firm, and the owner of the Washington Post, embodies the word "success" admirably with a mind-boggling USD 109.3 billion net worth.
12 January 2023, 10:51 AM
2022: a year of big losses for tech billionaires
Here is a quick breakdown of how the fortune of the world's richest tech billionaires fared in 2022.
3 January 2023, 10:41 AM
Amazon workers call worldwide strike on Black Friday
Workers at Amazon sites across the globe, including in the United States, Germany, and France, were expected to go on strike on Black Friday (November 25, 2022), targeting the online retailer on one of the busiest shopping days of the year with calls for better pay.
25 November 2022, 13:43 PM
Jeff Bezos to donate most of his assets to charity
Bezos stated that aside from donating his fortune to fight climate change and political divisions, he will also strive towards supporting needy people suffering from social setbacks.
15 November 2022, 07:48 AM
Amazon faces US $1 billion lawsuit in UK for 'favouring its own products'
E-commerce giant Amazon.com is facing a lawsuit in Britain for damages of up to US $1 billion over allegations that the online marketplace abused its dominant position by favouring its own products, lawyers said.
20 October 2022, 12:44 PM
Bezos, Gates and Buffett still top world's rich list: Forbes
Jeff Bezos remains the world's richest person, ahead of Bill Gates and Warren Buffett, according to the latest Forbes list of the ultra wealthy.
5 March 2019, 18:00 PM
Amazon CEO Bezos asks Twitter followers how to donate money
Amazon.com Inc's billionaire founder Jeff Bezos turns to an unusual source of inspiration for how to donate part of his wealth: Twitter.
16 June 2017, 07:22 AM
Zuckerberg now richer than Amazon CEO Bezos
Mark Zuckerberg, the founder and CEO of Facebook and All-American Dad, passes Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos to become the fourth richest person in the world, according to data from the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
4 February 2016, 06:18 AM
The next ‘Einstein’ according to Harvard is not an old, white man
For her lengthy list of achievements in science, a Cuban-American woman is speculated to be the next Albert Einstein, reports Vibe.
27 January 2016, 07:33 AM