(Reuters) – Amazon founder and executive chair Jeff Bezos is planning to sell almost $5 billion worth of shares in the e-commerce giant, a regulatory filing showed, after its stock hit a record high. The proposed sale of 25 million shares was disclosed in a notice filed after market hours on Tuesday. The stock had […]
Former Manchester United player Jeff Whitefoot, one of the original ‘Busby Babes’, has died at the age of 90, the club have announced. Whitefoot won the First Division title twice under Sir Matt Busby, in 1952 and 1956, before going on to enjoy FA Cup success with Nottingham Forest in 1959. The England Under-23 wing-half […]
Some of Silicon Valley’s biggest names are in their tech bro era. It wasn’t always like this — many Big Tech CEOs have shed more nerdy personas from their startup days. Here’s a look at tech’s most influential executives then and now. Mark Zuckerberg isn’t the only tech CEO whose style has noticeably evolved over […]
Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, has made headlines for his business ventures and extravagant lifestyle. One of the most notable symbols of his wealth is his superyacht, Koru, which costs around $500 million. This 417-foot luxury sailing yacht, built by Oceanco, features three towering masts and is the tallest sailing yacht in the world. […]
Establishment-backed Republican candidate Jeff Hurd has won his GOP primary for Rep. Lauren Boebert’s (R-Colo.) seat in Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District, according to a projection from Decision Desk HQ. Hurd, an attorney in Grand Junction, won a competitive Republican contest over candidates including former state Rep. Ron Hanks (R), who had been elevated by Democrats […]
Space barons Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos have long had competing ambitions to take over the skies. Bezos’ Blue Origin recently proposed a cap on SpaceX’s launches due to environmental concerns. Musk slammed the move and gave the company a new moniker: “Sue Origin.” Jeff Bezos’ rocket company, Blue Origin, thinks the FAA should cap SpaceX’s […]
A Nigerian could soon make it to space for the first time ever, via Jeff Bezos’ aerospace company Blue Origin. The Space Exploration and Research Agency (SERA), a U.S. for-profit company, has guaranteed that one of the six seats for an upcoming flight of Blue Origin’s New Shepard suborbital vehicle will go to a Nigerian, […]
They’re both lawyers from metro Charlotte who serve in the U.S. House of Representatives. But a Friday debate showed that Republican Dan Bishop and Democrat Jeff Jackson have little else in common as they seek to win over voters in the Nov. 5 election. The two candidates for North Carolina attorney general argued in a […]
For Jeff Bezos, Work-Life Balance Is ‘Debilitating’ But Also Doesn’t Want To Be The Guy Who ‘Drains All The Energy Out Of The Room’ Work-life balance. For some, it’s very important, but Jeff Bezos, the second richest person in the world, has a different perspective. In an interview with Axel Springer CEO Mathias Döpfner, Bezos […]
After divorcing Jeff Bezos in 2019, MacKenzie Scott has been showing everyone that you can and should donate to important causes, especially when you have money out of the wazoo. This time, her latest donation is going viral on X, the social media app formerly known as Twitter. Recently, Scott donated a $2 million grant […]
Jeff Bezos owns three private jets worth $140 million in total, per JetSpy data. That includes a Pilatus PC-24, which the Swiss company calls “the world’s only super versatile jet.” It can seat up to 10 people and uniquely has a toilet in the galley to save space. Just like Elon Musk and Bill Gates, Jeff […]
Blue Origin, the company founded by Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos, has launched an investigation following an incident during its first crewed flight in two years, in which one of the parachutes on the New Shepard capsule failed to fully inflate. The company’s New Shepard rocket launched on May 19 carrying a six-person crew to suborbital […]