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Richard Branson and Oppenheimer's grandson among those warning about future AI risks
The letter, issued by The Elders and the Future of Life Institute, says world leaders are failing t…
Beatrice Nolan
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73-year-old billionaire Richard Branson's daily routine starts with an ice bath and a game of tennis
Branson is the billionaire founder of Virgin Group, a conglomerate with companies in fields spannin…
Sarah Jackson
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Billionaire Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic lays off 185 employees as it doubles down on efforts to build new spaceships
The company said in an earnings call that it expected a reduction in headcount would generate aroun…
Jyoti Mann
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Every Sky Miles member on a Delta flight got a free Virgin Voyages cruise, courtesy of Richard Branson himself
Adult Sky Miles members on a Delta flight from Atlanta to San Juan got free tickets for a Caribbean…
Joey Hadden
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Travelers were baffled by a quirky-looking bed in their hotel room. It's billionaire Richard Branson's 'hotel bed of the future.'
Richard Branson's Virgin Hotels patented the "Lounge Bed," which first debuted in the chain's Chica…
Jordan Parker Erb
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Virgin Orbit, Richard Branson's satellite company, is laying off 85% of staff and reportedly ceasing operations 'for the foreseeable future'
Virgin Orbit, which spun off from Branson's space tourism venture, Virgin Galactic, is reportedly c…
Samantha Delouya
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Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit rocket firm files for bankruptcy
It failed to secure funding to continue operations.
Huileng Tan
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Richard Branson's rocket company Virgin Orbit lays off 85% of workforce
Virgin Orbit, the rocket company founded by British billionaire Richard Branson, has laid off nearl…
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Virgin Galactic surges 47% as Richard Branson's space tourism company preps first commercial flight
After years of delays, Virgin Galactic said the first flight will take place on June 27, with anoth…
Max Adams
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How billionaires like Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson spend their vacations, from cruising on yachts to visiting private islands
Take Meta's Mark Zuckerberg, for instance: He spends time surfing near his nearly 1,500 acres in Ha…
Avery Hartmans
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How billionaires like Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson spend their vacations, from cruising on yachts to visiting private islands
Take Meta's Mark Zuckerberg, for instance: He spends time surfing near his nearly 1,500 acres in Ha…
Avery Hartmans
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Richard Branson says Elon Musk made a surprise visit in the middle of the night with his 2-year-old son hours before his first space flight
The Virgin Galactic founder told The Sunday Times the visit occurred on the day he made his first t…
Sam Tabahriti
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Virgin Orbit stock crashes as Richard Branson's satellite company ceases operations 'for the foreseeable future'
Virgin Orbit hasn't secured funding needed "to provide a clear path for this company," CEO Dan Hart…
Carla Mozée
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Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit crashes 23% as the company files for bankruptcy after failing to raise new funds
The British billionaire's space company has ceased operations, laid off most staff, and filed for b…
Morgan Chittum
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Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic is under fire for offering $450,000 commercial space flights just a week after the Titan submersible tragedy
"Someone is seriously trying to decrease that 1% population," a social-media user commented about t…
Amanda Goh
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A Russian oligarch who slammed Putin's invasion of Ukraine got taken off UK's sanctions list after he got Richard Branson to back him
Branson, who has known Oleg Tinkov for over 20 years, says the outspoken Ukraine war critic has alw…
Huileng Tan
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What went wrong at Virgin Orbit? 4 red flags signaled trouble for Richard Branson's satellite launch firm.
Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit filed for bankruptcy protection after laying off staff, not securing…
Kate Duffy
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Virgin Galactic is selling tickets to space for $450,000 as it plans more commercial flights this year
The space tourism tickets will cost a total of $450,000 for the 90-minute flight, including an init…
Grace Kay
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Gen Z doesn't trust Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos — but Oprah and Bill Gates garnered more confidence
A Business Insider-YouGov survey showed 60% of Gen Z consider Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg untrustwor…
Sarah Jackson
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Jeff Bezos says the main reason he left Amazon was to focus on Blue Origin
"Most of my time is spent on Blue Origin and I'm so deeply involved here now for the last couple of…