San Francisco: SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who claims to be living in a modest $50,000; 37-square-metre prefab guest house in Boca Chica; Texas, has bought a $250,000 ticket to space from fellow billionaire Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic. The Wall Street Journal reports that Musk had bought a ticket for his space ride before […]
British billionaire Richard Branson flew into space on Sunday aboard a Virgin Galactic vessel; a voyage he described as the “experience of a lifetime” ; Also, one he hopes will usher in an era of lucrative space tourism. “Congratulations to all our wonderful team at Virgin Galactic for 17 years of hard, hard work to […]
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos Monday will hand over his chief executive title to Andy Jassy; ending a more than two-decade run leading the company through its evolution from an online bookseller to a $1.75 trillion global retail, logistics, and internet behemoth. The company announced in February that Bezos would transition from CEO to executive chair, […]
A mystery bidder is to pay $28m (£20m) for a seat on Amazon founder; Jeff Bezos‘s first crew spaceflight by the billionaire’s Blue Origin company. The bidding process attracted interest from more than 140 countries. Also, the other two crew members of the 20 July flight are Mr Bezos’ brother Mark and an unnamed space […]
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, who had held the title for over three years until last month, regained his number one position with a net wealth of $191.2 billion, or $955 million more than Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos reclaimed his lost title as the world’s richest person; after he knocked Tesla chief […]
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos will step down from his role as chief executive later this year and transition to the role of executive chair, the company said Tuesday. He will be replaced by Andy Jassy. Bezos has been Amazon’s CEO since its founding in 1995. He oversaw its growth from an online bookseller into a […]
MacKenzie Scott is giving away her fortune at an unprecedented pace, donating more than $4.2 billion in four months after announcing $1.7 billion in gifts in July. The world’s 18th-richest person outlined the latest contributions in a blog post-Tuesday; saying she asked her team to figure out how to give away her fortune faster. Scott’s […]
