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Jeff Bezos says 'heartbroken' over tornado deaths at Amazon warehouse
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos on Saturday expressed grief over the death of six people at an Amazon warehouse collapse in Edwardsville, Illinois, due to an ongoing wave of tornadoes in the US
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Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin blasts third private crew into space
Jeff Bezos' rocket company, Blue Origin on Saturday morning (local time) blasted its third private crew into space.This flight marked the third of what Blue Origin hopes will be many space tourism launches, carrying wealthy customers to the edge of space, reported CNN.This is the first time that Blue Origin filled all six seats on its New Shepard rocket and capsule, which is named for Alan Shepard.On the company's two previous flights -- including the July flight that sent Bezos himself to space -- only four of the seats were taken up, reported CNN.The group blasted off aboard Blue Origin's suborbital space tourism rocket at 9:01 am CT from the company's launch facilities near the rural town of Van Horn, Texas and took a supersonic, 10-minute flight that reached more than 60 miles above the Earth's surface before parachuting to a landing.The crew consisted of Good Morning America host Michael Strahan, the daughter of famed astronaut Alan Shepard, and four paying customers on a ...
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Jeff Bezos' Earth Fund commits another $443 mn to boost conservation
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has pledged $443 million in grant as part of his Earth Fund to fight climate change, protect and restore nature, and advance environmental justice and economic opportunity.
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Amazon exploiting sellers, to pocket $121 bn this year, says report
In 2019, Amazon pocketed $60 billion in seller fees and this year, its take will soar to $121 billion, according to the report titled 'Amazon's Toll Road' by the Institute for Local Self-Reliance.
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Bezos donates $100 mn to Obama foundation, $166 mn to NYU medical centre
Obama foundation said it received $100 million. Separately on Monday, NYU Langone Health said it has received a $166 million gift from Bezos and his family.
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Centuries from now, people will be born in space: Jeff Bezos
Bezos noted that even his company's name, 'Blue Origin,' was a nod to the idea of Earth as humanity's origin point, not its final destiny
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Bezos loses lawsuit to build lunar lander, wishes success to Musk
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos' space venture Blue Origin has lost out on its lawsuit against NASA over a contract to build the space agency's next human lunar lander, and has wished success to Elon Musk
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Actor Tom Hanks says he rejected Jeff Bezos' offer to fly to space
Hanks recently said in an interview that Jeff Bezos offered to fly him to space
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Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are now worth almost half a trillion dollars
The combined net worth of Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos approached $500 billion on Wednesday
US Senator Warren seeks Amazon breakup after India rigging reports
Warren, a long-time critic of Amazon, said "these documents show what we feared about Amazon's monopoly power" that the company is willing and able to rig its platform to benefit its bottom line
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Jeff Bezos makes first-ever investment in southeast asia's e-commerce
Indonesian startup Ula offers technology solutions to small retailers and seeks to expand its base.
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Jeff Bezos' rocket firm Blue Origin accused of toxic culture, lax safety
Blue Origin launched the Amazon founder to the edge of space in July and has another flight planned in October, but the company has experienced other setbacks this year.
Jeff Bezos must take note of Panchjanya magazine's disapproval seriously
Ahead of Indian festive season Amazon's headache, building up for more than five years, could turn into a throbbing migraine.
World's richest 500 lose $135 bn as Evergrande concerns spark market rout
Elon Musk led the declines as his world-leading net worth fell $7.2 billion to $198 billion; Jeff Bezos lost $5.6 billion.
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USA's new space race slows down as Bezos sues to keep Musk from soaring
Bezos's companies are increasingly resorting to politics and legal filings to get ahead as they fall behind Elon Musk's SpaceX and satellite-based broadband services
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Four space tourists end their trailblazing trip with Atlantic splashdown
The all-amateur crew was the first to circle the world without a professional astronaut
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Amazon takes a swipe at Elon Musk, says SpaceX flouting regulations
Musk's SpaceX and Bezos's Kuiper Systems are before the FCC with rival satellite constellations in low-earth orbit to provide broadband internet access.
Amazon takes a swipe at Elon Musk as satellite feud escalates
The billionaires' dispute grew more pointed Wednesday in Amazon.com's letter to the FCC
Jeff Bezos retired to file lawsuits against SpaceX, says Elon Musk
Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Friday openly criticised former Amazon founder and billionaire Jeff Bezos on Twitter, saying he has taken retirement only to file lawsuits against SpaceX.
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Tripling India sourcing to $10 bn a year by 2027: Walmart Int'l CEO
Judith McKenna said the Covid-19 pandemic highlighted the importance of Walmart's flexible, agile and diversified global supply chain
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