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  1. Hanno Labuschagne

    Top 10 richest tech billionaires roundup for December 2024

    Top 10 richest tech billionaires roundup for December 2024 South African-born Elon Musk has increased the gap between himself and the rest of the world's richest people in 2024. The past year has been great for most of the world's biggest tech companies, thanks largely to continued investor...
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    Blue Origin Mars mission delayed

    Blue Origin Mars mission delayed A Blue Origin LLC mission to send satellites to Mars will be delayed until at least early 2025 over concerns about whether the Jeff Bezos-backed firm would be ready to launch as planned this year. NASA said Friday that it would forgo an October flight “to avoid...
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    Bezos retakes world's richest crown from Musk

    Bezos retakes world's richest crown from Musk For the first time in more than nine months, Elon Musk is no longer the world’s richest person. Musk lost his position atop the Bloomberg Billionaires Index to Jeff Bezos after shares in Tesla Inc. tumbled 7.2% on Monday. [Bloomberg]
  5. Hanno Labuschagne

    Jeff Bezos sells R38.07 billion in Amazon stock

    Jeff Bezos sells R38.07 billion in Amazon stock Jeff Bezos unloaded 12 million shares of Amazon.com Inc. this week, the first time the billionaire has sold the company’s stock since 2021. The sales took place on Wednesday and Thursday and netted just over $2 billion (R38.07 billion), according...
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    Amazon veteran Dave Limp appointed as Blue Origin CEO

    Amazon veteran Dave Limp appointed as Blue Origin CEO Blue Origin LLC, the closely held spaceflight company founded by Jeff Bezos, is replacing its chief executive officer with veteran Amazon.com Inc. executive Dave Limp. Current CEO Bob Smith is stepping down and will be succeeded by Limp...
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    Bezos buys a new R1.3-billion mansion in Florida

    Bezos buys a new R1.3-billion mansion in Florida Jeff Bezos is adding a waterfront mansion in Florida to his rapidly expanding real estate empire. The Amazon.com Inc. founder, and the world’s third-richest person, agreed to pay $68 million (R1.28 billion) for an estate in Indian Creek, a...
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    Blue Origin's new engine caught fire in test

    Blue Origin's new engine caught fire in test One of Blue Origin LLC’s next-generation rocket engines caught fire during testing late last month, an issue that could delay its delivery to a key customer. The incident involved a BE-4 engine and occurred at Blue Origin’s West Texas facility...
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    Amazon plans to lay off 10K employees: report

    https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/amazon-plans-lay-off-employees-report
  10. Hanno Labuschagne

    FTC is harassing Bezos with "burdensome" probe — Amazon

    FTC is harassing Bezos with "burdensome" probe — Amazon Amazon.com Inc. accused the US Federal Trade Commission of harassing its founder Jeff Bezos and the company’s Chief Executive Officer Andy Jassy as it probes the e-commerce giant’s business practices. In a filing made public on Monday...
  11. Hanno Labuschagne

    Bezos and Ambani set to battle for IPL streaming rights

    Bezos and Ambani set to battle for IPL streaming rights Jeff Bezos and Mukesh Ambani, two of the world’s richest men, are set for another clash. This time the potentially $7.7 billion fight is over the media rights to the Super Bowl of cricket, one of the world’s fastest-growing sporting...
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    Jeff Bezos' fortune shrinks R323 billion in a day

    Jeff Bezos' fortune shrinks R323 billion in a day Jeff Bezos saw $20.5 billion (R323.1 billion) of his fortune melt away after Amazon.com Inc.’s results left investors disappointed, helping fuel the worst month for technology stocks in years. Shares of the e-commerce company were down 14% on...
  13. Jan

    Ambani scraps $3.2-billion deal that set up clash with Bezos

    Big win for Amazon in battle with India's richest man Billionaire Mukesh Ambani abandoned a plan to buy a teetering Indian retailer amid protracted legal challenges from Amazon.com Inc., potentially ending one episode of the broader clash between the two titans to control the country’s...
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    Elon Musk asks whether Twitter headquarters should be turned into homeless shelter

    Elon Musk asks whether Twitter headquarters should be turned into homeless shelter Elon Musk floated the idea of turning Twitter Inc.’s headquarters into a homeless shelter, prompting a tweet of support from Amazon.com Inc. founder Jeff Bezos. The new Twitter board member on Saturday posted a...
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    2021 was a good year to be a multibillionaire

    2021 was a good year to be a multi-billionaire Elon Musk’s wealth soared to levels only ever achieved by John D. Rockefeller. Bill Hwang lost $20 billion in days, Bill Gates -- once the world’s richest man -- divorced under a Jeffrey Epstein cloud. For the wealthiest people on the planet, 2021...
  16. Jan

    Blue Origin Blasts 90-Year-Old 'Captain Kirk' Into Space

    William Shatner's emotional star trek Blue Origin launched its second crewed flight into suborbital space with a manifest including 90-year-old “Star Trek” actor William Shatner, who became the oldest person to blast off the planet. The flight Wednesday came three months after Blue Origin...
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    Bezos loses 80% of 2021 wealth gains

    Bezos loses 80% of 2021 wealth gains Amazon.com Inc.’s weaker-than-expected second-quarter results has sent its founder’s fortune tumbling. The net worth of Jeff Bezos fell $13.5 billion after Thursday’s after-market results missed Wall Street’s expectations and foreshadowed an end to the...
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    Jeff Bezos goes to space on a Blue Origin rocket

    Jeff Bezos goes to space on a Blue Origin rocket Amazon.com Inc. founder Jeff Bezos and three others landed safely after Blue Origin’s first flight to space with passengers aboard, a key milestone in the company’s effort to make space tourism viable. The company’s capsule touched down in West...
  19. dawidmsnyders

    5 important things happening in tech today — 5 July 2021

    5 important things happening in tech today A ransomware attack affecting 17 countries, including South Africa, was launched by Russian hacking group REvil, and the hackers are demanding almost R1 billion. Apple is looking to move its workforce emphasis from Silicon valley amidst struggles to...
  20. dawidmsnyders

    5 important things happening in tech today - 25 June 2021

    5 important things happening in tech today - 25 June 2021 Microsoft challenged Apple by announcing the possibility of 0% cut from app income for Windows 11 developers — but not for games. Insurers steer clear of Jeff Bezos’ upcoming space flight. Apple, Google and Facebook could be in trouble...
  21. Jan

    Amazon advertising 168 jobs in South Africa

    Amazon hiring spree in South Africa — work from home and technical jobs Amazon is advertising 168 jobs in South Africa, including work-from-home positions that can be done anywhere in the country. Initially founded by Jeff Bezos in 1994 as an online marketplace for books, Amazon has shown...
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