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Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos accuses Enquirer of ‘blackmail’ over intimate photos

Bezos was in a relationship with former news anchor and entertainment reporter Lauren Sanchez — having accessed private text messages.

08 Feb 2019 1:52 PM

Telesat, backed by Loral Space & Communications Inc, said in October that it conducted the first-ever live test of in-flight broadband via a satellite in low-Earth orbit.

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin signs launch deal with Canada's Telesat

Blue Origin’s rocket will propel some undisclosed portion of the constellation into orbit over a number of launches.

01 Feb 2019 2:18 PM

Globally, billionaires' fortunes rose by 12 per cent or USD 2.5 billion a day in 2018, whereas the poorest half of the world's population saw their wealth decline by 11 per cent. (Representational Image)

Indian billionaires' wealth rose by Rs 2,200 crore a day in 2018: report

Oxfam further said that 13.6 crore Indians, who make up the poorest 10 per cent of the country, continued to remain in debt since 2004.

21 Jan 2019 8:42 AM

The split throws into question how the couple will split their fortune, which includes an approximately 16 percent ownership stake in Amazon.

Investors ask how the Bezos divorce will affect Amazon

Bezos said via Twitter on Wednesday that he and his wife of 25 years, MacKenzie, will divorce.

11 Jan 2019 11:20 AM

Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon.com

Symptom of neo-liberal malaise

Jeff Bezos is a product as well as a symptom of these two worlds, albeit magnified on a global scale.

27 Sep 2018 6:58 AM

No Limits to Greed

The per capita income of India is likely to increase by 8.3 per cent in 2018.

27 Sep 2018 5:40 AM

Amazon's Jeff Bezos commits USD 2 bn to help homeless

Bezos solicited ideas on Twitter last year for ways to donate some of his wealth.

14 Sep 2018 9:20 AM

Bezos has primarily devoted his fortune to his Blue Origin rocket company.

Amazon's Jeff Bezos pledges USD 2 billion to help homeless, pre-schools

The announcement marks a deeper foray into philanthropy for Bezos, whose fortune has soared to more than $160 billion.

14 Sep 2018 7:14 AM

Jeff Bezos has entered the American political arena with a $10 million contribution to a nonpartisan campaign fund.

Amazon's Bezos contributes USD 10 million to bipartisan campaign fund

Bezos made the donation to the one-year-old super PAC as Americans prepare to vote in Nov. 6 congressional elections.

06 Sep 2018 8:31 AM

With the clock ticking on 2020, company engineers are still finalizing details on New Glenn’s design. (Image: Blue Origin/Jeff Bezos)

Bezos throws cash and engineers at rocket program

Blue Origin has added hundreds of engineers over the past three years.

03 Aug 2018 12:59 PM

This was the ninth test flight and lasted 11 minutes. (Photo: AP)

Jeff Bezos' rocket company launches spacecraft higher than ever before

The New Shepard rocket blasted off from West Texas on the company’s latest test flight.

20 Jul 2018 1:23 PM

One Blue Origin employee with first-hand knowledge of the pricing plan said the company will start selling tickets in the range of about $200,000 to $300,000.

Jeff Bezos plans to charge at least $200,000 for space rides

The New Shepard is designed to autonomously fly six passengers more than 62 miles (100 km) above Earth into suborbital space.

16 Jul 2018 8:56 AM

Jeff Bezos’ rocket company plans to charge passengers about USD 2,00,000 (151,280 pounds) to USD 3,00,000 for its first trips into space next year, two people familiar with its plans told Reuters. (Photo: Blue Origin)

Jeff Bezos to charge USD 2,00,000 for trips to space next year: sources

The New Shepard is designed to autonomously fly six passengers more than 62 miles (100 km) above Earth into suborbital space.

13 Jul 2018 2:40 PM

Amazon Founder and CEO Jeff Bezos on Wednesday said the progress seen in the company's India business within five years of operations is "energising". (Photo: AP)

Progress in Amazon's India business energising, says CEO Bezos

He cited examples of growth across areas like seller and customer addition, delivery infrastructure.

06 Jun 2018 11:41 AM

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos wants to colonise Moon. (Photo: AP)

Jeff Bezos details lunar manufacturing plans

At a Space Development Conference in Los Angeles, Bezos talked about his idea of colonising Moon by making it a centre for heavy industry.

29 May 2018 3:51 PM

Amazon.com Inc more than doubled its profit on Thursday and predicted strong spring results as the world’s biggest online retailer raised the price for US Prime subscribers.

Amazon delivers dazzling profits, as well as USD 20 Prime hike

The forecast beat expectations on Wall Street, sending shares up 7 per cent to a new record high.

27 Apr 2018 12:44 PM

Amazon.com Inc is working on another big bet: robots for the home.

Amazon has a top secret plan to build home robots

The retail and cloud computing giant has embarked on an ambitious, top-secret plan to build a domestic robot.

24 Apr 2018 7:35 PM

It is well known that there is a personal feud between Trump and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, who now also owns The Washington Post. (Photo: File)

Trump slams Amazon for paying ‘no taxes’ to state, local governments

Founded in 1994 by Bezos, Amazon currently is the world’s largest internet retailer in terms of revenue and market capitalisation.

30 Mar 2018 9:47 AM

Trump also shelled out USD 25 million in settling lawsuits that alleged his Trump University real estate courses defrauded students. (Photo: AP)

Being Prez takes toll: Trump less of a billionaire now according to world rankings

The business tycoon, with 3.1 billion is now ranked 766th in 2018, down from a 544th ranking in 2017.

09 Mar 2018 1:05 PM

One website once worked out that it wouldn't even be worth his time to pick up a dropped $100 bill - as he makes $114 every second from the interest on his fortune alone. (Photo: AP)

Bill Gates asked price of everyday items, quotes most of them wrong

Billionaire founder of Microsoft admitted that the last time he was at a supermarket, was a long time ago.

22 Feb 2018 1:42 PM

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