The billionaire Virgin Group founder flew high above New Mexico, US, in the rocket plane that Virgin Galactic has been developing for close to two decades. Richard Branson said the trip was an experience of a lifetime, safely returning to Earth following his flight to the edge of space, which lasted just over an hour. […]
Steve Ballmer is the ninth person to reach the $100 billion milestone, amongst the likes of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Microsoft’s Bill Gates, French businessman Bernard Arnault, and Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg. Since the start of 2021, Ballmer has seen his worth increase by $20.1 billion. In 2014, the American businessman purchased the Los Angeles Clippers […]
The agreement allows Bill and Melinda Gates a two-year trial, after which Melinda could step back from the organisation if the pair are unable to co-operate effectively. The agreement stated that Melinda would receive personal resources from her ex-husband to continue her own charity work. The Gates Foundation is the largest private body of its […]
On Monday, private jets descended on Sun Valley in rural Idaho as the annual Sun Valley conference for tech and media leaders began. The gathering unites the tech, design, sports, and film industries each year, although last year’s event was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. This year, the five-day conference is being hosted at […]
On Monday, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) revealed that 5,468 of the Tesla Model 3 were sold in June, catapulting it to the top of Britain's best-selling list for June. Its closest rival was the Volkswagen Golf, which it outsold by over 800 vehicles. Across Britain last month, 186,128 new cars were […]
Jeff Bezos founded multinational tech giant Amazon in 1994, out of his garage in Seattle. The company began as an online bookstore, primarily competing with local book retailers and Barnes & Noble. However, Amazon soon began to expand its services, offering convenience services to its customers. Amid the coronavirus pandemic, Amazon’s revenues grew 38%, reaching […]
July 11 will mark Virgin Galactic’s fourth test spaceflight and its first flight with a crew of four on board. Virgin Galactic founder Sir Richard Branson is aiming to beat fellow billionaire Jeff Bezos to space, with Bezos currently scheduled to make the trip on July 20. Virgin Galactic’s most recent spaceflight, on May 22, […]
82-year-old Mary Wallace “Wally” Funk, who spent six decades trying to reach space, will now join billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos on the first crewed flight by his space company later this month. Wally Funk underwent training in the 1960s but was denied the opportunity for space travel due to widespread prejudices against women at […]
After over a year of no travelling, we were so lucky to be able to escape to the Maldives and Huvafen Fushi for a much-needed adventure, mixed with a little bit of R&R. Read on to find out how our stay at one of the most sought-after resorts in the Maldives was. We reach Huvafen […]
As Boeing’s new CFO, West will take on the challenge of leading the company out of the coronavirus crisis, which resulted in record losses of almost $12 billion for the aerospace company last year. West currently stands as the CFO of Refinitiv, a role he has held since 2018, and formerly held the position of […]
Leaders of major companies inevitably become famous, becoming aspirational figures beyond their domain. But that’s not the same as celebrity in the sense of public prominence way beyond what follows from doing their job: rockstar antics, glorying in attention, playful exhibitionism in social media, a sense of glamour as much as achievement. So we have […]
Benedetto Vigna will join the sports car powerhouse in Maranello coming from STMicroelecronics, the French-Italian semiconductor manufacturer headquartered in Geneva. Vigna, a physicist by training, rose through the ranks at STMicroelectronics by establishing the business on micromechanical systems, then going on to broader responsibilities and currently leading STMicroelectronics’ most profitable operating business which is a […]
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