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Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez arrive in Venice as protests continue

Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos and his bride-to-be Lauren Sánchez have arrived in Venice for their three-day wedding extravaganza. The couple had to change venues for their nuptials, a move that protesters in Venice have called an "enormous victory."

26/06/2025

Lifestyle

Venice activists claim victory as Jeff Bezos changes wedding venue

Protesters in Venice are claiming an "enormous victory" after Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos and his A-list wedding guests are forced to change the wedding location.

25/06/2025

No Comment

Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez’s wedding sparks protests in Venice

Greenpeace on Monday joined the smattering of protests in Venice against the upcoming wedding of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez.

24/06/2025

Lifestyle

All you need to know about the Jeff Bezos-Lauren Sánchez wedding

Already described as the "wedding of the century", the nuptials between Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez takes place this week in Venice, Italy. Here's everything you need to know - from the guest lists to price tags and the controversy surrounding the mega-event.

23/06/2025

Europe News

'We don't need Bezos': Venetians plan to protest billionaire's wedding

The "No Space for Bezos" campaign plans to occupy the city's streets and canals to send the message that the Amazon founder is not welcome in the city, which is already saddled with massive overtourism.

18/06/2025

Markets

Alphabet shares jump as Google Search advertising boosts growth

Alphabet shares jumped following strong quarterly earnings, as Google Search advertising delivered better-than-expected growth. Google Cloud, its key growth driver, also saw a sharp rise in profit as demand continued to outpace capacity.

25/04/2025

Culture news

Conspiracy theorists claim that Katy Perry’s space trip was a hoax

A "Hollywood stunt" or just a damn costly and tone deaf 11-minute photo op? Conspiracy theories are everywhere online about the Blue Origin space tourism flight which happened earlier this week. Here's everything you need to know.

18/04/2025

Culture news

The end of the op-ed: LA Times uses AI to counter its own views

As the LA Times unveils its AI Insights function on their opinion pieces, we look at how the feature undermines opinion journalism.

16/04/2025

Culture news

Volunteer actors rail against Jeff Bezos private theatre performance

Volunteer actors have raised concerns after interactive theatre show ‘You Me Bum Bum Train’ put on a special performance for Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.

15/04/2025

Culture news

Let's stop pretending Katy Perry's space trip wasn't a crass PR stunt

“That space mission this morning? That’s end time shit." No truer word has been spoken. And just because it was the first all-female flight since 1963, doesn't make it a space trip worth celebrating.

15/04/2025

Space

Katy Perry and all-female crew blasts into space on Blue Origin rocket

The last all-female crew sent to space was in 1963 by the Russians. Among the crew on Monday's flight was singer Katy Perry and TV host Gayle King.

14/04/2025

Cinema

Spider-Man and Harry Potter duo to produce Amazon's new James Bond

The fate of the James Bond franchise gets an update with Amazon’s decision to hand over producing duties for the 26th 007 movie to Amy Pascal and David Heyman.

26/03/2025

Cinema

Has the release date and budget for the new James Bond been revealed?

The next James Bond film – now under the creative control of Amazon – is apparently being ‘fast-tracked’. Here’s everything you need to know.

21/03/2025

Culture news

Washington Post journalist quits as Bezos critical piece spiked

Longstanding columnist for the Washington Post, Ruth Marcus, has resigned after an article criticising Jeff Bezos wasn’t run, weeks after the owner changed editorial rules on opinion pieces.

11/03/2025

Culture news

Katy Perry joins all-female crew for space mission on Bezos rocket

Blue Origin says its next spaceflight is set to make history with the first all-woman flight since the Soviet Union's Valentina Tereshkova’s solo spaceflight in 1963.

27/02/2025

Culture news

Jeff Bezos takes the opinions out of the Washington Post opinion pages

In a move seen by many to be appeasing Donald Trump, Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos has announced the restriction of opinions at the paper.

27/02/2025

Space

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin launches massive new rocket on test flight

Named after the first American to orbit Earth, the New Glenn rocket blasted off from Florida.

16/01/2025

Space

Blue Origin calls off maiden launch of new rocket over vehicle issue

Blue Origin is a space tech company founded nearly 25 years ago by Amazon's Jeff Bezos. The New Glenn launch could cement the company as a SpaceX rival.

13/01/2025

Culture news

Melania Trump documentary directed by Brett Ratner announced

A new documentary on Amazon Prime from the future first lady suggests a changing, perhaps warmer, relationship between Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and the Trumps.

07/01/2025

Business

Amazon and Meta set to give whopping sum to Trump’s inauguration fund

Major tech companies are seeking to improve their relationship with the incoming president.

13/12/2024