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Jeff Bezos' $500 million megayacht sets sail for its first sea trials — watch video of the 417-foot vessel hitting open water
Jeff Bezos' yacht sparked uproar when its passage threatened to the dismantling of a historic bridg…
Sarah Jackson
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Melinda French Gates has reportedly played a 'pivotal role' in helping MacKenzie Scott become a powerhouse philanthropist
A key member of Scott's team worked for Gates' VC firm, Pivotal Ventures, and both teams have "grow…
Avery Hartmans
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Jeff Bezos donates over $400 million to help save the planet he blasted off from just months ago
Jeff Bezos turned his attention to matters on Earth by announcing 44 grants to a range of groups fi…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Jeff Bezos responds to critics who say he should spend his money on Earth rather than space: 'We need to do both'
Bezos said that critics who say billionaires should focus on Earth rather than space miss the fact …
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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Van Jones on his new podcast in partnership with Amazon Music and how he plans to implement a $100 million gift for charity from Jeff Bezos
Van Jones spoke to Insider about his new podcast, "Uncommon Ground with Van Jones," which debuted t…
John Lynch
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American billionaires added $2.1 trillion to their fortunes during the pandemic
American billionaires' wealth grew 70% this year. These data comes as Democrats debate tax hikes fo…
Juliana Kaplan,Andy Kiersz
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Wally Funk may have finally achieved her lifelong goal of visiting space, but she still plans to take the Virgin Galactic trip she paid $200,000 for over a decade ago
Funk is one of 600 people - including Elon Musk - who reserved a seat on one of Virgin Galactic's s…
Avery Hartmans
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Jeff Bezos is stepping aside as Amazon CEO, but it's unlikely he's slowing down. The billionaire tech tycoon has a passion for extreme adventures, from dog-sledding to ocean exploration.
Bezos' next voyage will take him to the outer reaches of Earth's gravitational pull when he blasts …
Avery Hartmans
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Jeff Bezos reveals that the 4th passenger on his trip to space will be an 82-year-old aviator who was denied the opportunity to go to space because she was a woman
Wally Funk will join Bezos, his younger brother Mark, and a third passenger on their 11-minute trip…
Avery Hartmans
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90-year-old 'Star Trek' actor William Shatner on his space mission with Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin: 'I'm thrilled and anxious and a little nervous and a little frightened'
"Star Trek" actor William Shatner told The Today Show he's "thrilled" and "a little frightened" abo…
Sarah Jackson
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Blue Origin whistleblower says she lost faith in Jeff Bezos fixing the company's toxic culture
Alexandra Abrams said Blue Origin general counsel told her arbitration clauses were important to fo…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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Jeff Bezos politely congratulated Elon Musk on SpaceX's first civilian mission. The two billionaires' companies are currently locked in a bitter feud.
Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos have a long history of rivalry, and recently, Musk has mocked Bezos on Twi…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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Billionaire Richard Branson will beat Jeff Bezos into space - but Bezos will fly higher, the CEO of Blue Origin says
Blue Origin's CEO said that unlike Jeff Bezos, Richard Branson won't pass the Kármán line, an imagi…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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Now you can own a replica of the rocket that sent Jeff Bezos into space for just $69
You don't have to be the richest man in the world to own the rocket that propelled the richest man …
Ben Gilbert
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US billionaires' collective wealth grew enough during the pandemic to pay off the $1.7 trillion student debt crisis
While the student debt crisis grew, Elon Musk got 600% richer, according to The Institute for Polic…
Ayelet Sheffey
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I founded a $500 million company and always paid myself last. The astronomical pay gap driven by CEOs like Jeff Bezos is giving capitalism a bad rap.
Good capitalists are those who assume certain responsibilities toward society and want to make it b…
Carey Smith
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Blue Origin lost at least 17 top staffers weeks after SpaceX was awarded the $2.9 billion NASA moon-lander contract, reports say
More than a dozen key figures left Blue Origin in the weeks after it lost a NASA contract to SpaceX…
Kevin Shalvey
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Here's why government officials rejected Jeff Bezos' claims of 'unfair' treatment and awarded a NASA contract to SpaceX over Blue Origin
SpaceX beat Blue Origin at every level of NASA's analysis. Here's a few highlights from the point-b…
Grace Kay
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Jeff Bezos offers a vision of flying through space colonies with our own wings. But is that the best way to save the human race?
Jeff Bezos sees space as a place where the weather could be like Maui, and, without gravity, where …
Abigail Higgins
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Elon Musk laughs at a meme about Jeff Bezos' upcoming space flight, making fun of him for only touching the edge of space
Elon Musk commented "haha" on a meme poking fun at the space flight of Jeff Bezos, whose Blue Origi…