Jeff Bezos

From stardom to the stars and back: Katy Perry & crew touch edge of space

In a significant development in space tourism, Blue Origin's fully automated NS-31 mission completed a successful all-female crew trip including pop star Katy Perry to the edge of deep space

Katy Perry among 6 women heading to space: Details of Blue Origin's mission

Katy Perry, Lauren Sanchez, and four other women are set to make history as part of Blue Origin's all-female crew for a suborbital space mission, launching on Monday from Texas

How much wealth did billionaires lose as Trump's tariffs rocked markets?

The drop in wealth is the fourth-largest single-day drop in the 13-year history of the Bloomberg Billionaires Index and the most substantial decline since the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic

TikTok sale: As April 5 deadline nears, White House close to approving deal

It is worth noting that any deal would require approval from President Trump, as well as TikTok's parent company, Bytedance, and the Chinese government

Venice to host Jeff Bezos wedding, denies reports of major city disruptions

The city of Venice has confirmed it will host the wedding of multi-billionaire Jeff Bezos and fiance Lauren Sanchez, denying reports the famous Italian city would be invaded by hundreds of celebrities and possible disruptions for citizens and tourists. The city in a short statement didn't give a date for the wedding. Italian media have reported it will be between June 24-26, with a few days of celebrations. "The many speculations and fake news circulating about Jeff Bezos' wedding are completely unfounded," the statement said. Bezos is the owner of The Washington Post and founder and largest individual shareholder of Amazon. Among others, George and Amal Clooney celebrated their wedding in Venice in 2014. The city said only 200 guests would be invited, a number easily accommodated without any disruption to the city, its residents and visitors. It noted that it has broad experience handling international events "much larger than this". "Venice is used to being the stage for events

Hurun Rich List 2025: Elon Musk world's richest; check who trail him

The report noted that since the wealth cut-off date of January 15, 2025, Elon Musk's fortune has declined by nearly $100 billion

Elon Musk loses $148 bn in net worth: Why are billionaires losing money?

In December 2024, Elon Musk's fortune peaked at $486 billion. However, he is one among the many billionaires who are witnessing financial setbacks

Blue Origin's all-women spaceflight: Katy Perry, Lauren Sánchez on board

Pop star Katy Perry, Jeff Bezos's fiance Lauren Sanchez, and journalist Gayle King will head to space with a high-profile 6-person crew set on a Blue Origin rocket. The date has not been decided yet

Bezos' Blue Origin bracing for large job cuts after years of expansion

The magnitude of the job cuts wasn't immediately clear, though one of the people said it will be at least in the hundreds of jobs and potentially reach one thousand or more employees

Billionaires at Trump's inauguration hold wealth equal to 1/3 India's GDP

World's richest men: Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Mukesh Ambani, and Bernard Arnault all attended various inauguration events

As Biden warns of 'oligarchy,' Trump inauguration to host tech billionaires

President Joe Biden's pointed warning about the US becoming an oligarchy of tech billionaires will be illustrated at Donald Trump's inauguration, when the world's three richest men will sit on the dais as Trump is sworn in for a second term. Elon Musk, the world's wealthiest person, took an unprecedented, hands-on role in the final stretch of Trump's campaign, spending some USD200 million through a super PAC. Musk has a new role reshaping government in the upcoming administration and will be joined on the dais by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. Both men's companies have enormous contracts with the federal government. Rounding out the trio is Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who recently changed his company's priorities to align with Trump's and has cozied up to the president-elect less than six months after Trump threatened to imprison him. The three men are worth nearly USD1 trillion combined and will be joined at the inauguration by the chief executive officers of OpenAI and the social medi

Blue Origin reaches orbit in first New Glenn launch, misses booster landing

Thirty stories tall with a reusable first stage filled with liquid oxygen and methane, New Glenn launched around 2 am ET (0700 GMT) from Blue Origin's launchpad under cloudy skies

Apple CEO Tim Cook to attend Trump's inauguration alongside tech titans

If Tim Cook decides to attend the event, he will join other prominent Silicon Valley figures, including Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Meta Platforms' Mark Zuckerberg, and Elon Musk

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin to try again to launch New Glenn rocket Tuesday

Blue Origin will try again to launch its massive new rocket as early as Tuesday after calling off the debut launch because of ice buildup in critical plumbing. The 320-foot New Glenn rocket was supposed to blast off before dawn on Monday with a prototype satellite. But ice formed in a purge line for a unit powering some of the rocket's hydraulic systems and launch controllers ran out of time to clear it, according to the company. Founded by Amazon's Jeff Bezos, Blue Origin said Tuesday's poor weather forecast could cause more delay. Thick clouds and stiff wind were expected at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The test flight already had been delayed by rough seas that posed a risk to the company's plan to land the first-stage booster on a floating platform in the Atlantic. New Glenn is named after the first American to orbit Earth, John Glenn. It is five times taller than Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket that carries paying customers to the edge of space from Texas. Bezos found

Bezos' Blue Origin calls off New Glenn rocket launch mins before countdown

Blue Origin called off the debut launch of its massive new rocket early Monday because of technical trouble. The 320-foot (98-meter) New Glenn rocket was supposed to blast off before dawn with a prototype satellite from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. But launch controllers had to deal with an unspecified rocket issue in the final minutes of the countdown and ran out of time. Once the countdown clock was halted, they immediately began draining all the fuel from the rocket. Blue Origin did not immediately set a new launch date, saying the team needed more time to resolve the problem. The test flight already had been delayed by rough seas that posed a risk to the company's plan to land the first-stage booster on a floating platform in the Atlantic. New Glenn is named after the first American to orbit Earth, John Glenn. It is five times taller than Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket that carries paying customers to the edge of space from Texas. Amazon's Jeff Bezos founded

Bezos' Blue Origin prepares for inaugural launch of its New Glenn rocket

The mission, the culmination of a decade-long, multi-billion-dollar development journey, will include an attempt to land New Glenn's first stage booster on a sea-fairing barge in the Atlantic Ocean

Space industry has room for 'multiple winners': Bezos on competition

There is going to be new uses for space that's going to drive demand for large capacity up, Bezos said on the eve of his company's first orbital rocket launch attempt

Pulitzer-winning cartoonist quits Washington Post after Bezos cartoon axed

The rejected cartoon featured Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Sam Altman, and Patrick Soon-Shiong bowing to a statue of President-elect Donald Trump

Jeff Bezos' Miami neighbor seeks $200 million for empty 1.8 acre lot

Even if the land ultimately fails to sell for $200 million, Reznik believes it will still set a record for the region

Jeff Bezos rejects reports of $600 mn wedding with partner Lauren Sanchez

Billionaire Jeff Bezos rejected reports that he was planning an extravagant $600 million wedding with partner Lauren Sanchez in Aspen, Colorado