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Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez arrive for Venice wedding amid protests
Multibillionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez have arrived in Venice ahead of their star-studded weekend wedding.
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America's 10 richest people made $1 billion a day last year
Despite a brief market scare, the richest 10 Americans got $365 billion richer over the past year.
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'Pissed' Trump calls Amazon boss over 'tariff charge'
A move from the online retailer would put the president's big new tax in the spotlight.
World
Trump-backing billionaires poised to lose nearly a trillion dollars in two days
The "Liberation Day" tariffs have hit the world's wealthiest hard, even those who had fallen in behind the US president.
Donald Trump
Amazon's last-minute bid for TikTok ahead of US ban on platform
The tech giant made the move as a US ban on the video sharing platform is set to go into effect on Saturday.
TikTok
The world's top 10 richest people for 2025
Virtually all the billionaires took a drubbing on the share markets, but their collective wealth stands at a staggering $US1.73 trillion.
World
Top journalist quits after article critical of boss Jeff Bezos is rejected
Her exit after 40 years with The Washington Post is the latest fallout from the billionaire owner's new editorial policy at the respected newspaper.
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Musk loses $74 billion - but is by far still the world's richest
The Tesla CEO and Trump insider has lost a fortune this year, but it barely scratches the surface of his wealth.
Donald Trump
Tech titans and billionaires in prime spot at Trump inauguration
The presence of industry heavyweights highlighted their growing alignment with Trump after his electoral victory.
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'A little crazy': Billionaire launches landmark rocket into orbit
The feat drew praise from SpaceX founder and the world's richest man, Elon Musk.
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Melania Trump to feature in documentary from X-Men director
The documentary, to be released on Amazon, promises a "behind the scenes" look at the incoming First Lady.
Melania Trump
Washington Post cartoonist resigns over ban on satirical portrayals of Bezos, Trump
The cartoon depicted Bezos, Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg and OpenAI chief Sam Altman on their knees, handing over bags of cash to a statue of Trump.
World
Elon Musk becomes first person to reach $400 billion net worth
The richest person in the world just hit an even higher milestone.
Billionaire
You might not recognise China's richest man, but you probably use his app every day
For the third time this year, China has a new richest person. And even though he's behind one of the most popular apps on the planet, his wealth pales in comparison to his American counterparts.
Billionaire
Bezos defends Washington Post non-endorsement after subscribers flee, staff resign
The Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos, in his first public comments since igniting uproar last week over his decision to withhold the venerable newspaper's endorsement in the presidential race, defended the move in a rare op-ed published on Monday evening by the Post.
US Election
Washington Post breaks 36-year tradition by not endorsing US presidential candidate
For the first time in decades, The Washington Post will not endorse a candidate in this year's US presidential election, in a decision that sparked widespread outrage among its staffers.
US Election
Eva Longoria and Admiral Bill McRaven to receive $100 million Bezos Award
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos awarded $US50 million ($76 million) to a retired Navy admiral and actor and entrepreneur Eva Longoria.
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The $1 million bushfire donation that made Jeff Bezos change tack
If it's hard to imagine what it feels like to give $1 million to charity and get criticised for it, just ask billionaire Jeff Bezos.
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The Aussie carrying Jeff Bezos's big Amazon dream
Leading billionaire Jeff Bezos's pet project might be a seat too hot for most. Not so for Australian David Carbon.
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World's richest person is someone you've probably never heard of
Forbes have released their annual list of the world's billionaires - with an unfamiliar face landing at the top of the rich list.
World
Amazon cuts 9000 more jobs, bringing 2023 total to 27,000
Like other tech companies, including Facebook and Google, Amazon ramped up its hiring during the pandemic when there was a massive surge in online shopping.
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MacKenzie Scott has donated US$14 billion since divorcing Jeff Bezos in 2019
Scott and her team secretly contacted organisations that they were interested in first, then offered unrestricted donations after receiving the group’s data.
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Billionaire Jeff Bezos says he will give most of his money to charity
He says he will devote the bulk of his wealth to fighting climate change and supporting people who can unify humanity in the face of deep social and political divisions.
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Jeff Bezos' former housekeeper claims staff forced to climb out window
A former housekeeper for Amazon founder Jeff Bezos says she suffered unsafe working conditions, that included being forced to climb out a laundry room window to get to a bathroom anytime the Bezos family was home
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Uncrewed Jeff Bezos rocket crashes after liftoff
A rocket crashed back to Earth shortly after liftoff today in the first launch accident for Jeff Bezos' space travel company
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Aussie mining queen cashes in on iron ore boom
Mining magnate Gina Rinehart was one of the few billionaires to buck a fortune-sucking trend, as the world's 500 richest people lost $2 trillion in the first half of 2022.
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Bezos accuses US President of 'misdirection' over inflation
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos accused President Joe Biden of spreading "misdirection" on Twitter.
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SNL star Pete Davidson will no longer fly to space
Saturday Night Live star Pete Davidson is not going to be on Blue Origin's next space flight after the company pushed back the launch date by six days.
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Historic bridge dismantled to make way for Jeff Bezos' giant yacht
A historic Dutch bridge will be dismantled to make room for a newly constructed yacht, reportedly belonging to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.
Netherlands
Elon Musk offers teen $7k to delete Twitter account tracking his jet
Jack Sweeney, a 19-year from Florida, rejected a $7000 offer from Elon Musk to delete his Twitter account that tracks the billionaire's private jet.
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World's richest men lose billions as cryptocurrency, tech stocks tank
The richest men in the world have lost billions of dollars in the past week as cryptocurrency markets and technology stocks plummet.
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Amazon founder Jeff Bezos donates $138 million to charity
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is donating $US 100 million ($138 million) to the Obama Foundation in honour of Congressman John Lewis, a hero of the U.S. civil rights movement.
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UN reveals how $9 billion of Elon Musk's money could stop world hunger
The director of the United Nations' World Food Program laid out a plan to spend US$6.6 billion ($9.07 billion) to combat world hunger.
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Musk will sell Tesla stock if UN can show how to solve world hunger
Elon Musk has offered to sell some of his Tesla stock "right now" if the UN can prove that US $6 billion will solve world hunger.
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Just 2 per cent of Elon Musk's wealth could solve world hunger
Just a fraction of Elon Musk's $384 billion fortune could end the hunger crisis for millions of people.
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Bezos plans world-leading space station build
Blue Origin, the rocket and space tourism company founded by Jeff Bezos, is proposing a massive new commercial space station called "Orbital Reef".
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Elon Musk is now wealthier than Bill Gates and Warren Buffett combined
His wealth is so great that his total net worth is now more than the GDP – or entire economic output - of Egypt, Vietnam, New Zealand and Portugal.
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Star Trek's Captain Kirk blasts into space
The Hollywood star, 90, became the oldest person ever blasted into space in a convergence of science fiction and science reality- and he was joined by an Aussie.
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Elon Musk trolls Jeff Bezos as his lead as richest man on earth widens
Elon Musk's personal wealth is now US$222 billion ($302 billion), widening his gap as the richest person in the world according to Bloomberg's Billionaires Index.
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Star Trek's Captain Kirk rocketing into space next week
Star Trek's Captain Kirk is rocketing into space this month — boldly going where no other sci-fi actors have gone.
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Jeff Bezos blasts into space on his own rocket
The richest man on the planet has taken a 3700km/h excursion to space.
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'Wow': Inside Jeff Bezos' first flight into space
The Amazon founder became the second billionaire in just over a week to ride his own spacecraft.
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Everything you need to know about Jeff Bezos flying to space
Jeff Bezos, the world's richest man, is about to launch himself on a supersonic joyride to the edge of space.
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Teenager going to space with Jeff Bezos
The teen was the runner-up in an auction set to take the lucky winner for an 11-minute joy ride to the edge of space.
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It's Bezos vs Branson in the billionaire space race
Two billionaires are putting everything on the line this month to ride their own rockets into space.
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Amazon begins new chapter as Bezos hands over CEO role
Mr Bezos has handed over the reins as the company navigates the challenges of a world fighting to emerge from the coronavirus pandemic.
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The 82-year-old woman flying into space with Jeff Bezos
After a half-century of waiting, Wally Funk — who trained for NASA's Mercury program but was denied the opportunity to go to space — is finally getting her time
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Winning auction bid to fly in space with Jeff Bezos: $36 million
An auction for a ride into space next month alongside Jeff Bezos and his brother ended with a winning $36 million bid on Saturday.
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Jeff Bezos is going to space on his rocket company's first crewed flight
Jeff Bezos will be flying to space on the first crewed flight of the New Shepard.
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Jeff Bezos plans to spend $13 billion by 2030 on climate change
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos plans to spend the US$10 billion ($13 billion) he invested in the Bezos Earth Fund by 2030, the fund’s new CEO said Tuesday.
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