On Tuesday, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos successfully completed his long-anticipated trip to space on a rocket produced by his own private aerospace manufacturer Blue Origin. The trip lasted around 10 minutes, with Mr Bezos being accompanied by his brother, Wally Funk, and 18-year-old Dutch student, Oliver Daemen, who paid millions to experience the flight alongside […]
With an approximate net worth of $314.9 billion, Amazon is one of the most powerful companies in the world. Within just two decades, the business grew from being a Seattle garage bookstore to a major stockist of almost every product imaginable. In 2020, Amazon's performance rocketed even further, with annual revenues up to 38% to […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 stepping down as Amazon’s CEO, Jeff Bezos is set to fly to space next month alongside his brother. It will be the first crewed flight by Bezos’ aerospace company, Blue Origin. Turning to Instagram, Mr Bezos said that space flight was something he had wanted to do his entire life. Space travel is a […]
Both Marx and Bezos were big proponents of 'constant revolution', a mindset which too few of the C-suite reflect today. In a world where everything is digital, it isn't enough to merely seek to overthrow the established norms (Marx) or sell a few books before scaling to sell literally anything (Bezos). Constant revolution, not project-based […]
Despite tepid trading last week, the world’s richest made collective gains of over $61 billion, and the ranks of the 10 wealthiest humans have shifted.
In honour of Earth Day, Elettra Bianchi Dennerlein, Co-founder and Co-CEO of My Online Therapy, takes a look at the world’s most powerful CEOs who are committed to fighting climate change and the nature emergencies facing humanity. Environmentalist at heart and in practice, I got involved in the fossil-free grassroots movement over five years ago […]
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