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  What Richard Branson said when Jeff Bezos took space flight onboard Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket

  World | July 20, 2021 20:39 IST

  Virgin Group founder Richard Branson, who himself travelled to space onboard Virgin Galactic’s spaceship VSS Unity as part of this remarkable crew of mission specialists - and now astronauts, congratulated Jeff Bezos for his space flight onboard Blue Origin's New Shepard Rocket.

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  Jeff Bezos blasts off on his space company’s 1st passenger flight

  Science | July 20, 2021 18:57 IST

  ​Jeff Bezos blasted off Tuesday on the first flight of his space travel company with people on board, becoming the second billionaire in just over a week to ride his own rocket.

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  Jeff Bezos to fly into space aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket today

  Science | July 20, 2021 10:28 IST

  Jeff Bezos is all set to fly to the edge of space, beyond the Karman line today along with three others.

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  Jeff Bezos to fly 'beyond Karman line' on Tuesday

  Science | July 19, 2021 23:20 IST

  Jeff Bezos is all set to fly to the edge of space, beyond the Karman line, on Tuesday, along with three others, aboard his company Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket.

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  Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin gets OK to send him, 3 others to space

  Science | July 13, 2021 22:51 IST

  The Amazon founder will climb atop his New Shepard rocket next Tuesday in West Texas, joined by his brother, an 82-year-old female aviation pioneer and a $28 million auction winner.

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  Amazon begins new chapter as Jeff Bezos hands over CEO role

  Business | July 06, 2021 7:53 IST

  Amazon founder Jeff Bezos stepped down as CEO on Monday, handing over the reins as the company navigates the challenges of a world fighting to emerge from the coronavirus pandemic.

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  Virgin Galactic’s Richard Branson announces trip to space, ahead of Jeff Bezos

  Science | July 02, 2021 6:43 IST

  Virgin Galactic’s Richard Branson is aiming to beat fellow billionaire Jeff Bezos into space by nine days.

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  Jeff Bezos picks female aerospace pioneer to rocket into space with him

  World | July 01, 2021 21:03 IST

  ​Blue Origin’s Jeff Bezos has chosen an early female aerospace pioneer — an 82-year-old pilot denied astronaut wings decades ago because of her gender — to rocket into space with him in just three weeks.

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  Jeff Bezos plans to go to space aboard Blue Origin flight in July

  Science | June 07, 2021 18:07 IST

  ​In an Instagram post early Monday, Bezos said he, his brother, and the winner of an ongoing auction, will be aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard spacecraft during it’s scheduled launch on July 20.  

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  Jeff Bezos to step down as Amazon CEO on July 5, Andy Jassy to take over

  Business | May 27, 2021 9:44 IST

  Seattle-based Amazon.com Inc. announced that Bezos was stepping down as CEO in February, but didn't provide a specific date.

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  What is Amazon-Future-Reliance battle? Explained

  Business | March 27, 2021 9:00 IST

  Amazon acquired 49 per cent stake in Future Coupons which is a promoter group entity of Future Retail. Amazon argues that Future's deal with Reliance Retail is invalid and violation of its 2019 agreement.

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  Gautam Adani biggest wealth gainer in 2021 so far; beats Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk

  Business | March 12, 2021 18:14 IST

  Amazon's Jeff Bezos and Tesla's Elon Musk may have indulged in a see-saw game over the past year to clinch the world's richest person title but none of them added as much as billions to their wealth then Indian businessman Gautam Adani.

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  Who is Andy Jassy, the next Amazon CEO

  World | February 03, 2021 9:32 IST

  The announcement regarding Jeff Bezos's stepping down came as Amazon released its financial results for its fourth quarter that ended December 31, 2020.

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  Jeff Bezos to step down as Amazon CEO later this year

  Business | February 03, 2021 6:28 IST

  Launched in 1995, Amazon was a pioneer of fast, free shipping that won over millions of shoppers who used the site to buy diapers, TVs and just about anything else. Under Bezos, Amazon also launched the first e-reader that gained mass acceptance, and its Echo listening device made voice assistants a common sight in living rooms.

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  Elon Musk now richest man on earth, pushes Amazon's Jeff Bezos to 2nd spot

  Business | January 08, 2021 15:50 IST

  Elon Musk, founder, CEO, CTO and chief designer of SpaceX and CEO and product architect of Tesla, Inc, has become the world's richest man, pushing Amazon founder Jeff Bezos on the second spot, according to Bloomberg Billionaires Index.

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  Amazon founder Jeff Bezos tops list of richest charitable gifts in 2020

  World | January 05, 2021 10:32 IST

  Bezos and the Zuckerbergs made up the next spots on last year’s top 10 list, with $100 million donations — Bezos for Feeding America to aid food banks across the country and the Zuckerbergs to the same election security group.

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  Jeff Bezos' former wife MacKenzie Scott says she has given USD 4.1 billion to charity in 4 months

  World | December 16, 2020 10:55 IST

  After donating $1.68 billion to 116 nonprofits, universities, community development groups and legal organizations last July, Scott asked a team of advisers to help her “accelerate” her 2020 giving with immediate help to those financially gutted by the pandemic.

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  Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin looks to make history, to send first woman to moon | All you need to know

  Science | December 07, 2020 13:59 IST

  Amazon founder Jeff Bezos's space company Blue Origin is all set to take the first woman to the moon's surface. The Amazon billionaire and world’s richest man announced his plans in a video post on Instagram. "This (BE-7) is the engine that will take the first woman to the surface of the Moon," Bezos said in a post on Instagram with a video of the engine test this week at NASA Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama.

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  Amazon India user writes to Jeff Bezos about failed delivery: Here's how he got the refund

  Technology | October 17, 2020 14:37 IST

  Amazon Jeff Bezos CEO is known for reading customer emails and he read this one too. As a result, Omkar Hanmante got his refund.

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  Mukesh Ambani's Reliance offers Amazon $20 billion stakes in retail arm: What we know

  Fyi | September 10, 2020 15:10 IST

  Reliance Industries is offering to sell about $20 Billion in its retail business to Amazon. The e-commerce retailer held discussions about investing in Mukesh Ambani's company and has expressed interest in negotiating a potential transaction.