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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.

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.

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.

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.

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Business

Bezos knocks Arnault off top slot for world's richest man title

Bernard Arnault, head of luxury group LVMH, has lost his position as a result of the reorganisation of his company and subsequent stock market concerns, according to latest figures from Bloomberg.

Markets

Why did Jeff Bezos sell €3.7bn of his Amazon stock over the past week?

Euronews takes a closer look at why Jeff Bezos might have opted to sell €3.7bn ($4bn) of his Amazon stock over the past week.

Culture news

Leonardo DiCaprio and Jeff Bezos team up to protect Amazon rainforest

The Oscar-winning actor and the Amazon founder want to support the Brazilian government's efforts to protect the flora and fauna and safeguard indigenous peoples.

Mobility

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin rocket explodes a minute after lift-off

The rocket's uncrewed capsule was safely ejected and parachuted back to land.

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Blue Origin sends first Egyptian and Portugese nationals to space

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin launches six people to space, including the first from Egypt and Portugal, on the company's sixth crewed flight.

Mobility

How can Europe compete in the global space economy?

Euronews Next spoke to the Head of Commercialisation at the European Space Agency (ESA) about stimulating the space sector on the continent.

Mobility

Amazon lines up launch plans for its satellite broadband project

The e-commerce giant will launch over 3,000 satellites with rocket operators including Amazon founder Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin.

Nature

EU's mega-rich found to be fuelling the illegal 'blood timber' trade

EU regulators are supposed to prevent the import of illegal timber into the EU. But traders are still finding ways to get round the rules.

Netherlands

City could dismantle iconic bridge to make way for Jeff Bezos yacht

The masts on the Amazon founder's boat are too high to pass under the bridge.

Green News

Billionaires should focus on climate not space travel, public says

As more and more billionaires jet off into space, public opinion is shifting on where their vast sums of money should be spent.

World News

Bezos' Blue Origin completes third passenger spaceflight

Six passengers headed to space onboard Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket for a 10-minute flight.

Tech News

Amazon Marketplace is squeezing sellers for profit, says report

A new report accuses the online retail giant of operating an "unregulated, monopoly tollbooth" as the fees it takes from independent sellers have risen.

Mobility

Moon landing delayed by 'several years,' says NASA watchdog

The mission to put humans back on the Moon is running late, a new report has found. The NASA report also said the agency was “underreporting” the mission's $93 billion cost.

Tech News

Jeff Bezos pledges €1.7 billion to 'restore nature' at COP26

The Amazon founder told delegates in Glasgow his trip to space showed him how "fragile" the natural world is.

Tech News

Tech this week: Trump’s new social media and Shatner’s space rebuke

Donald Trump launched a new social media platform during the week and William Shatner faced criticsm from his fellow actors over his Blue Origin space flight.

Tech News

Tech this week: Ghost robotics unveils armed robot dog

Ghost robotics showed off the latest version of its robot dog and Prince William criticised the space tourism race.

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