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For Blue Origin, 'We Did It! Orbital'

After previous delays, New Glenn rocket finally embarks on first test flight

(Newser) - Blue Origin launched its massive new rocket on its first test flight on Thursday, sending up a prototype satellite to orbit thousands of miles above Earth. Named after John Glenn, the first American to orbit Earth, the New Glenn rocket blasted off from Florida, soaring from the same pad used...

400 Post Staffers Want a Meeting With Bezos

Amid recent exodus, 'deeply alarmed' journalists sign a letter

(Newser) - More than 400 Washington Post staffers have signed a letter to owner Jeff Bezos, requesting an in-person meeting over widespread concerns that have led to an exodus of respected journalists. "We are deeply alarmed by recent leadership decisions that have led readers to question the integrity of this institution,...

World's 3 Richest Men Will Sit Together at Inauguration

Insider says Musk, Bezos, Zuckerberg will be on platform with Trump's Cabinet nominees

(Newser) - The people in the top three spots on Forbes' billionaire list —Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Mark Zuckerberg—will have prime seats at President-elect Trump's inauguration next week. NBC News , citing "an official involved with the planning of the event," reports that the three tech billionaires...

Washington Post Columnist Jennifer Rubin Quits

She's leaving to launch a new platform dedicated to calling out Trump's 'radical agenda'

(Newser) - One of the most well-known columnists at the Washington Post is leaving with a dig at owner Jeff Bezos and a new mission to focus on what she calls President-elect Trump's "radical agenda." Jennifer Rubin has quit after 14 years to help launch a platform called The...

As Clock Counts Down, Blue Origin Scraps Launch
Blue Origin
Scraps Its
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Jan 13, 2025 9:07 AM CST

Blue Origin Scraps Its Big Launch

Rocket delayed for unspecified issue in final minutes before it was to blast off from Florida

(Newser) - Blue Origin called off the debut launch of its massive new rocket early Monday because of technical trouble. The 320-foot New Glenn rocket was supposed to blast off before dawn with a prototype satellite from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. But launch controllers had to deal with an...

Price to Settle Next to Bezos: $200M Before Construction

Oceanfront plot adjoins one of three places the Amazon founder owns on Florida island

(Newser) - A 1.84-acre plot on Indian Creek, a private island in Miami-Dade County, has hit the market for $200 million, giving someone a chance to become a neighbor to the likes of Jeff Bezos, Tom Brady, Ivanka Trump, or Jared Kushner. In addition to a country club, there are 41...

Blue Origin's 'New Glenn' Gets Final Thumbs-Up From FAA

Rocket launch by Jeff Bezos' space company cleared by federal agency

(Newser) - Jeff Bezos' newest rocket is now one step closer to liftoff. On Friday, the Federal Aviation Administration said it granted a commercial license to launch Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket, the first step to be completed before the company can send up national security satellites, reports Reuters . The license,...

Another Tech Giant Pledges $1M to Inauguration

Trump says Bezos plans to visit Mar-a-Lago

(Newser) - Amazon is planning to donate $1 million to President-elect Trump's inauguration fund, a move that comes as major tech companies seek to improve their relationship with the incoming president. A company spokesperson confirmed Thursday evening that the e-commerce giant will also stream Trump's inauguration on its Prime Video...

Bezos: I May Be 'Naive,' but I'm 'Very Optimistic' About Trump

Amazon founder says he thinks 'it's going to be great' under the incoming administration

(Newser) - Some Americans started thinking about fleeing the country after Donald Trump won his second presidency, but Jeff Bezos isn't too worried—in fact, he's "very optimistic this time around." Speaking Wednesday at the New York Times' DealBook Summit , the Amazon founder said that President-elect Trump "...

On X, a Verbal Battle of the Billionaires

Elon Musk, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos poke at each other over Trump election win

(Newser) - Jeff Bezos doesn't post much on X, but he emerged on Thursday morning to hit back at fellow billionaire Elon Musk, who made an allegation about the Amazon founder that he roundly refutes. "Just learned tonight at Mar-a-Lago that Jeff Bezos was telling everyone that @realDonaldTrump would lose...

The World's Richest Had a Very Good Post-Election Day

Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Larry Ellison saw windfalls in the billions after Trump was elected

(Newser) - Wednesday was a very good day for Donald Trump, who learned in its wee hours that he had secured himself a second term in the White House, but it was also a happy day for planet Earth's richest dudes as the stock market surged . Quartz takes a look around...

Op-Ed: Bezos Is Compromised. He Needs to Give the Post Away

Steven Waldman suggests Washington Post owner should donate the paper to a charity or trust

(Newser) - Jeff Bezos' decision to quash a Kamala Harris endorsement from the Washington Post editorial board had nothing to do with restoring trust in the media , writes Steven Waldman at the Columbia Journalism Review . In truth, Bezos' companies have "so much riding on the decisions of the federal government" and...

Bezos Pens 909-Word Defense of WaPo Decision

Meanwhile, newspaper loses 200K subscribers after stopping endorsements, per report

(Newser) - Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos defended his decision to block the newspaper from endorsing a presidential candidate, via a 909-word op-ed published in the Post . In Bezos' view, most people today believe the media to be biased, and endorsements aren't helping. He says polls show the public now trusts...

Zuckerberg Steals a Title From Jeff Bezos

Facebook founder is now the world's second-richest person after Elon Musk

(Newser) - Elon Musk leads the Bloomberg Billionaires Index with at least $50 billion more than those behind him. That means that, for now, the title of world's richest person is out of grasp for Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Second place, however, is all his. For the first time, the Facebook...

Jeff Bezos Writes Amazon Review for Fiancee's Book

Not surprisingly, he gives it all 5 stars

(Newser) - Jeff Bezos has only reviewed nine products on Amazon.com, the website he founded, but he doled out one of those rare reviews for his fiancee . Lauren Sanchez's children's book, The Fly Who Flew to Space, was released earlier this month, and on Wednesday, Bezos gave it a...

He Learned Jeff Bezos Bought His House, and Sued
He Sued After Learning
Bezos Bought His Miami Home
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Sep 15, 2024 7:29 AM CDT

He Sued After Learning Bezos Bought His Miami Home

WSJ reports Leo Kryss says he wouldn't have budged on price had he known

(Newser) - Late last year, Jeff Bezos announced he was quitting Seattle and moving to a place where he lived as a teen: Miami. To facilitate the move, he scooped up some substantial property in the city's Indian Creek Village: $68 million for the first place, then $79 million for the...

Stock Slide Hits Jeff Bezos the Hardest

Amazon founder lost $8B in a single day

(Newser) - When you have unimaginable wealth, a market plunge like Monday's takes a toll on the bank account that is hard to fathom for mere financial mortals. Amazon's Jeff Bezos got hit the hardest in the global rout, reports Quartz , but others shared his pain. Forbes rounds up the...

New WaPo Publisher Was Part of 'Operation Save Big Dog'

Sources say Will Lewis, allies tried to save Boris Johnson's premiership; Jeff Bezos also weighs in

(Newser) - Commotion at the Washington Post over its new publisher continues. Sources now say that Will Lewis suggested to former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and other bigwigs at 10 Downing Street that they "clean up" their phones as those officials were investigated for the "Partygate" scandal during...

Poor Elon Musk Is No Longer the World's Richest Guy

Jeff Bezos, who hasn't held the top spot since 2021, is back

(Newser) - Jeff Bezos has taken back the top spot on the list of the world's wealthiest people. The Amazon founder and his $200 billion net worth on Monday surpassed Elon Musk, whose net worth was $2 billion less, reports the Wall Street Journal , citing the latest rankings from the Bloomberg...

Moving to Florida Has Saved Bezos a Lot of Money

He's selling a lot of stock, and he won't have to pay Washington state's capital gains tax

(Newser) - Jeff Bezos has moved to Miami after almost 30 years in Seattle, and it's going to save America's second-richest resident more than $600 million. The Amazon founder recently sold almost 12 million Amazon shares worth around $2 billion and has filed a plan with the SEC to sell...

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