Taylor Swift, Christian Louboutin, Magic Johnson newly-minted billionaires: Forbes Forbes World's Billionaires List 2024 boasts record combined wealth of $14.2 trillion Published 03 Apr, 2024 03:03pm
World Jeff Bezos dethrones Musk to reclaim title of world’s richest man WASHINGTON: Amazon founder Jeff Bezos took back his spot as the world’s richest man on Monday, dethroning Elon Musk... Published 05 Mar, 2024 12:22pm
Technology Singapore’s Atomionics taps gravity, AI in hunt for critical minerals MELBOURNE: Singapore-based start-up Atomionics has rolled out its technology that uses gravity and artificial... Published 19 Dec, 2023 01:07pm
Technology Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin headed back into space after accident WASHINGTON: The American company Blue Origin plans to launch its rocket Big Shepard Monday for the first time since... Published 18 Dec, 2023 11:06am
World Striking Washington Post staffers walk off the job WASHINGTON: Hundreds of staff at the Washington Post, one of America’s most storied newspapers, walked off the job... Published 08 Dec, 2023 05:20am
Life & Style Perfect Valentine: Part of Croatia's heart-shaped island up for sale GALESNJAK, Croatia: Part of Croatia's unique heart-shaped Adriatic islet nicknamed by tourists the Island of Love is... Published 14 Feb, 2023 01:57pm
Business & Finance As Davos opens, Oxfam urges ‘billionaire busting’ policies DAVOS: The number of billionaires should be reduced by half by 2030 through higher taxes and other policies to make... Published 16 Jan, 2023 12:33pm
Technology SpaceX to raise $750 million at $137 billion valuation Elon Musk’s SpaceX is raising $750 million in a new round of funding that values the rocket and satellite company at... Updated 03 Jan, 2023 02:13pm
Business & Finance Bloomberg eyes Dow Jones or Washington Post acquisition NEW YORK: Michael Bloomberg has not reached out to Rupert Murdoch to discuss a possible acquisition of Dow Jones ... Published 24 Dec, 2022 06:13am
World Pentagon awards $9bn in cloud computing deals to four firms WASHINGTON: The Pentagon announced Wednesday it has awarded $9 billion in cloud computing contracts to Amazon,... Published 08 Dec, 2022 11:23am
World Musk will not go to G20 business meet in Indonesia: official NUSA DUA: Elon Musk, the billionaire new owner of Twitter, will not go to Indonesia for a business gathering on the... Published 13 Nov, 2022 12:09pm
Print India’s Adani briefly listed as world’s second-richest person MUMBAI: Indian industrialist Gautam Adani briefly became the world’s second-richest person on the Forbes real-time... Published 17 Sep, 2022 04:27am
World With net worth of $137bn, India's Gautam Adani becomes world's third-richest person This is the first time an Asian has ranked in the top three Updated 30 Aug, 2022 03:30pm
Life & Style Amazon's Bezos attends premiere for $1bn 'Lord of the Rings' prequel LOS ANGELES: It has been dubbed the most expensive show ever made, but producers of Amazon's 'The Lord of the Rings:... Published 16 Aug, 2022 01:59pm
Technology Blue Origin sends first Egyptian and Portuguese nationals to space WASHINGTON: Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin on Thursday launched six people to space, including the first from Egypt and... Published 05 Aug, 2022 10:40am
Markets Bezos slams Biden appeal for lower gasoline prices NEW YORK: Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has criticized President Joe Biden for calling on oil companies to lower... Published 04 Jul, 2022 11:38am
Business & Finance Amazon workers in New York vote to unionize in US first NEW YORK: Amazon workers in New York voted Friday to launch the first US union at the e-commerce giant, a milestone... Published 04 Apr, 2022 05:38am
Life & Style Blue Origin delays next space launch, ‘SNL’ star Davidson will not join flight Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space tourism service has postponed until March 29 a flight initially set for next week,... Published 18 Mar, 2022 02:49pm
Technology All in a day: Zuckerberg loses $29bn, Bezos set to pocket $20bn Mark Zuckerberg lost $29 billion in net worth on Thursday as Meta Platforms Inc's stock marked a record one-day... Published 04 Feb, 2022 10:26am
World Jeff Bezos 'heartbroken' over tornado deaths at Amazon warehouse WASHINGTON: Amazon chief Jeff Bezos said he was "heartbroken" Saturday after at least six people were killed at an... Published 12 Dec, 2021 11:27am
World Bezos’ Blue Origin completes third crewed space flight LAUNCH SITE ONE, (US): Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin company blasted its third private crew into space on Saturday and... Published 12 Dec, 2021 04:19am
World NASA awards $415m to fund three commercial space stations WASHINGTON: NASA on Thursday awarded three companies hundreds of millions of dollars to develop commercial space... Published 04 Dec, 2021 04:23am
Life & Style With 'Captain Kirk' aboard, Blue Origin to return to 'space, the final frontier' Three months after billionaire U.S. businessman Jeff Bezos soared into space aboard a rocketship built by his Blue... Published 13 Oct, 2021 11:12am
Life & Style William Shatner will fly to space aboard Blue Origin rocket Shatner played the role of Captain James T. Kirk, the USS Starship Enterprise’s commander, from 1966 to 1969. Published 05 Oct, 2021 10:56am
Technology Microsoft protests Amazon win of big US cloud contract Based on the decision we are filing an administrative protest via the Government Accountability Office, Microsoft said in response to an AFP inquiry Published 13 Aug, 2021 10:12am
Print Amazon scores big win as India court stalls Future’s $3.4bn deal NEW DELHI: India’s top court on Friday handed Amazon.com Inc a major victory in a dispute where it sought to block... Published 07 Aug, 2021 04:01am
Markets Amazon quarterly profit jumps but shares slide Amazon has faced criticism over its workplace policies but has argued that it pays above-average wages and invested billions for employee safety Published 30 Jul, 2021 10:22am
Technology Bezos offers NASA a $2 billion discount for Blue Origin Moon lander The United States is seeking to return to the Moon by 2024 under the Artemis program, using the lessons learned to prepare for a crewed Mars mission in the 2030s Published 27 Jul, 2021 10:19am
Print ‘Road to space’: billionaire Bezos has successful suborbital jaunt VAN HORN, (Texas): Jeff Bezos, the world's richest man, soared about 66.5 miles (107 km) above the Texas desert... Published 21 Jul, 2021 02:16am
Technology Amazon magnate Bezos ready to ride his own rocket to space Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson made the voyage on July 11, narrowly beating the Amazon magnate in their battle of the billionaires Published 20 Jul, 2021 10:47am