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Bezos family donates USD 710 million to Fred Hutchinson Cancer Centre
The Seattle-based Fred Hutchinson Cancer Centre announced a USD 710 million gift from the Bezos family, the largest gift the centre has ever received and one of the largest to go to any single cancer research organisation in recent years. The donation will fund 36 new research labs, the building of a large research facility, investments in clinical trial infrastructure and immunotherapy research over ten years, the centre said on Wednesday. Thomas Lynch, president and director of the centre, rebranded this month as Fred Hutch, but widely known as The Hutch, said he worked with Mike and Jackie Bezos, who made the gift, to understand what motivated their giving. Jackie Bezos is the mother of Amazon found Jeff Bezos, while her husband, Mike, is Jeff Bezos' stepfather. Jeff Bezos, the world's second wealthiest person, stepped down from his role as CEO of Amazon in July 2021. Lynch learned the Bezos family deeply valued collaboration in research and treatment. But don't underestimate t
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Jeff Bezos' ex-wife MacKenzie Scott files for divorce from science teacher
Amazon owner Jeff Bezos' former wife MacKenzie Scott has filed for divorce from her second husband, Dan Jewett, two years after they got married
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Gautam Adani overtakes Jeff Bezos to become world's second richest
Gautam Adani's wealth surged to make him the second richest man in the world, led by a sharp rally in the Adani Group stocks.
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Jeff Bezos loses $10 billion overnight; Elon Musk takes a $8-billion hit
The S&P 500 fell 4.4 per cent, the most since June 2020, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 tumbled 5.5 per cent
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Bezos' Blue Origin rocket suffers failure seconds into uncrewed launch
No people were on board for Monday's flight, which was carrying a host of payloads, though a similar version of same vehicle is used to regularly take paying customers to the edge of space and back
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Adani Group companies contributed 79 per cent in total m-cap gain in 2022
While the m-cap of all the listed companies on the BSE has risen by Rs 12.74 trillion, seven listed companies of the Adani Group account for Rs 10.05 trillion of this, the report added
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Bezos thanks 'Rings of Power' makers for ignoring his notes on the show
Salke also took the stage before the show screened to thank Bezos, the cast and crew and in particular the Tolkien estate for their trust and partnership
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Amazon accuses FTC of harassing Bezos, CEO Andy Jassy in Prime probe
In a filing made public, Amazon claimed FTC staff have made "unduly burdensome" demands as it investigates whether the company's subscription services, including Amazon Prime, violate antitrust laws
Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates funding massive treasure hunt in Greenland
Some of the world's richest men, including Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates, are funding a massive treasure hunt, complete with helicopters and transmitters, on the west coast of Greenland.
Amazon reports second loss in a row; stock rally eases slowdown fears
Stock rally eases slowdown fears
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Gautam Adani overtakes Bill Gates to become 4th richest person in the world
Gautam Adani's wealth, on Thursday, stood at $115.7 billion, as compared to Bill Gates's $104.6 billion. In the last 24 hours, Adani has gained $337 million
Jeff Bezos lashes out at Joe Biden over call for lowering of gas prices
The Amazon.com Inc founder was responding to Biden's criticism of companies running gas stations and setting prices for consumers
Richest billionaires lose $1.4 trillion in worst half-year ever: Report
All told, the world's 500 richest people lost $1.4 trillion in the first half of 2022
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Musk, Bezos lose $60 bn of their wealth in first six months of 2022
Despite losing $61.8 billion, Elon Musk has the biggest fortune with $208.5 billion
Top Headlines: Battle for IPL rights, India's ties with Islamic nations
Two of the world's richet men, Jeff Bezos and Mukesh Ambani are set to clash over media rights of the Indian Premier League, which has a brand value of almost $6 billion
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Jeff Bezos, Mukesh Ambani set to battle over $7.7 bn IPL broadcast rights
Jeff Bezos, Mukesh Ambani's companies are expected to be the top two contenders at a June 12 Indian Premier League auction, which is likely to lure several bidders
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Why there might not be another COO like Meta's Sheryl Sandberg
Sandberg's India visit in 2014 was no lower in profile than Jeff Bezos' two months later
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Amazon exec behind its massive delivery operation to leave after 23 years
Amazon has announced that Dave Clark, its CEO of worldwide consumer business, is leaving the company after 23 years.
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Elon Musk advises Amazon founder Jeff Bezos to party less, work more
Elon Musk advised Amazon founder Jeff Bezos to party less, and work more if he wants to get to orbit
Simulating gravity
The impact of microgravity on humans' physical and mental health is unfathomable and ensuring artificial gravity shall help humanity settle on celestial bodies beyond Earth
