All news on the topic: Jeff Bezos

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From enemies to allies: How Donald Trump and Jeff Bezos forged a powerful alliance
In Donald Trump’s first term, the president called an aide into his study off the Oval Office to assign a new target.
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Blue Origin rocket explodes in fireball during Florida launch test
A Blue Origin rocket exploded into a ball of flames on a launchpad in Florida during a test on Thursday night.
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New York secures $9m from Amazon in environmental fines amid tensions between Mamdani and Bezos
New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani has collected $9m (£6.6m) in unpaid fines from Amazon, which has been violating clean air regulations by leaving engines running on its parked vehicles.
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Bezos-backed AI start-up poaches xAI co-founder in fierce talent war
A company backed by Jeff Bezos has recruited an xAI co-founder from OpenAI, as the billionaire’s secretive start-up accelerates hiring in pursuit of AI systems aimed at transforming the industrial sector.
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Influencer Christian Garcia used celebrity connections as bait to scam victims out of $20,000 for fake chance to meet Elon Musk
A Hollywood influencer with more than a million Instagram followers has been accused of being "the male Anna Delvey" after allegedly scamming tens of thousands through a trail of broken promises.
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British hacker ordered to repay £4.1m in Bitcoin after celebrity X account scam
A British man who hacked the X accounts of celebrities in an attempt to deceive people into giving him Bitcoin has been ordered to repay £4.1 million worth of the cryptocurrency, according to prosecutors.
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Mike Bezos builds out Aurora Borealis family office to manage multibillion fortune
Jeff Bezos’ father, Mike Bezos, 79, is reportedly undertaking a “major expansion” of the family’s office, has hired a CEO, and is now on the hunt to hire a new chief investment officer to manage an estimated $40 billion.
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Larry Ellison overtakes Elon Musk as world’s richest person
The US tech billionaire Larry Ellison has surpassed Elon Musk as the world’s richest person after shares in Oracle, the business he co-founded, soared in early trading on Wednesday.
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Bezos’s wife Lauren Sanchez demands $190,000 from brother after years-long family feud
Lauren Sanchez and her husband, billionaire Jeff Bezos, are demanding that Lauren’s brother, Michael Sanchez, pay nearly $190,000 in legal costs arising from a years-long family dispute. The motion was filed on July 28 in the Superior Court of California.
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Superyacht, private jets and a closed Venice: how Bezos’s wedding outraged locals and Greenpeace
The wedding of Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez in Venice sparked protests from local residents and environmental organizations.
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Jeff Bezos rented an entire island in Venice for his lavish wedding
The wedding of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his fiancée Lauren Sánchez will take place on the island of San Giorgio Maggiore, known for its stunning basilica and historic monastery.
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Katy Perry becomes first pop star to go to space on an all-female flight
Katy Perry has officially made history as the first-ever popstar to travel to space on an all-female flight.
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Amazon chief Jeff Bezos could face imprisonment over selling knives to children
Owners of online retailers, including billionaire Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon, could face imprisonment for illegally selling knives to minors under 18.
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Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, and other VIPs attend Trump’s inauguration
President-elect Donald Trump was joined by past US presidents, political leaders from around the world, tech billionaires, media moguls and more on Inauguration Day.
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Trump inaugurated as 47th U.S. President
Donald Trump has been sworn in as the 47th president of the United States, returning to office after four years.
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Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin cancels debut launch of New Glenn rocket due to technical issues
Blue Origin called off the debut launch of its massive new rocket early Monday because of technical trouble.
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Elon Musk’s Starship set for next test mission as US races China to Mars
SpaceX’S Starship is preparing for its seventh test flight next week, which will see the rocket attempt to deploy fake satellites in space.
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US business leaders poised to set a record with donations to Trump’s inaugural fund
Donations, not restricted by campaign finance laws, come as industries seek favor with incoming administration
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Inside Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez’s private jet collection as they list one for $39m
Billionaire Jeff Bezos is selling one of his private jets - among the fastest in the world - for a mere $39 million.
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Jeff Bezos named world's richest person after rival Elon Musk lost £24.6billion
Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk have fortunes that have rivaled each other for years, taking turns snagging the title of World's Richest Person, and now Bezos has got the title again after rival Musk lost billions in his business dealings
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Amazon removes AI-written books about King Charles' cancer after royal backlash
Buckingham Palace criticised the sale of what it called "intrusive" and "insensitive" books that give false and intrusive details about King Charles cancer diagnosis
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AI books about King Charles's cancer appear online as Palace calls in lawyers
The "intrusive" and "insensitive" fraudulent biographies lie about the type of cancer King Charles III has, that it has a "moderate risk" of spreading, and that he has already gone under the knife to remove a tumour
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Contractor sentenced for leaking Donald Trump, Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos' taxes
Former IRS contractor Charles Littlejohn, who leaked tax records of Donald Trump and billionaires to media outlets, was sentenced to five years in federal prison
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World’s five richest men get even richer and double fortunes to £680billion
Tesla and X chief Elon Musk topped the list of the richest men, who's wealth is estimated to have surged from £19.3billion in March 2020 to £192billion by November
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Timeline of Sir Jim Ratcliffe's £1.3bn Man Utd deal as Glazers loosen grip
The key events that led to INEOS purchasing a minority stake in Manchester United, left the Glazers as majority owners and saw Sheikh Jassim withdraw his interest