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TopicJeff Bezos

Topic: Jeff Bezos

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Bezos’ all-woman spaceflight is pure farce. How does a male midlife crisis empower women?

Only Amanda Nguyen and Aisha Bowe were actually qualified to be up there. It’s a pity they ended up being relegated to spokesmodels for a billionaire’s vanity mission.

Bezo’s Blue Origin postpones debut launch of New Glenn over rocket issue

Delayed by a day during the inaugural attempt to reach orbit & compete with SpaceX in the satellite launch market, the launcher sat on the launchpad at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

Jeff Bezos to sell up to 50 million Amazon shares by January-end next year, filing shows

The sale plan, which is subject to certain conditions, was adopted on 8 Nov last year and will be completed by 31 Jan 2025, according to the company's latest annual report.

How a capsule tied to a Boeing 747-sized balloon will herald edge of space tourism in India

Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk may have revived the race to space, but others are not far behind. It’s possible to reach the edge of space efficiently in a balloon.

Amazon plans to lay off around ten thousand employees this week, says report

The cuts would represent about 3% of Amazon's corporate staff. The exact number may vary as businesses within Amazon review their priorities, according to Reuters' source.

Jeff Bezos to give away majority of $124 billion wealth during lifetime, says report

Bezos, who stepped down as Amazon's CEO last year, owns about 10% of the e-commerce giant, along with news organization Washington Post and space tourism company Blue Origin.

Amazon fined 4 million roubles by Russian court for failing to delete ‘illegal’ content

The e-commerce giant had failed to delete content on drug use & 'propagandising suicide', illegal under Russian law. The court had earlier banned Meta as an 'extremist' organisation.

‘Did China gain leverage over the town square’ — Bezos takes swipe at Musk-Twitter deal

In a series of tweets, Bezos drew attention to the EV giant’s close ties with China, the world’s biggest electric vehicle market and home to Tesla’s first overseas factory.

Jeff Bezos poised to clash with Mukesh Ambani over IPL telecast rights

For the first time, the rights to broadcast IPL matches on television and to stream them online will be sold separately, opening the door to Amazon and its Prime video service.

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Indians should adopt stray dogs. It’s what Hindu value system teaches

Compassion and cohabitation with animals are ingrained in the Indian value system. A humane solution must be found for the rising conflict between man and free-range animals.

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

Army ramps up two-front readiness, 5 Bhairav Commando units ready for frontline deployment

Three battalions are being deployed along northern frontier with China and Pakistan, one in the northeast and another on western front, ThePrint has learnt.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.