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Spectators watch William Shatner launch into space

Hollywood's Captain Kirk, 90-year-old William Shatner, has blasted into space and safely returned to Earth in a convergence of science fiction and science reality

14/10/2021

Mobility

Watch: Star Trek's William Shatner, 90, boldly goes to space

Star Trek's Captain Kirk launched into space for the first time on Wednesday onboard Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin capsule.

13/10/2021

Tech News

Tech this week: A lake on Mars confirmed and a 90 year-old in space

William Shatner brings Star Trek to life with space trip and are we closer to knowing about life on Mars?

10/10/2021

Tech News

Tech this week: Brexit bites again and Amazon’s big rewards

Three UK follows Vodafone and EE in reintroducing roaming charges in the wake of Brexit and why is Amazon offering to pay University tuition for 750,000 workers?

12/09/2021

Health news

First space, now immortality: Jeff Bezos’ quest to cheat death

The former Amazon CEO has reportedly invested in Altos Labs whose stated purpose is to research how to reverse ageing in cells.

07/09/2021

Tech News

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin sues NASA over moon landing contract

The Amazon founder’s space company filled a lawsuit against NASA, challenging its decision to award a lucrative contract to rival SpaceX.

17/08/2021

Tech News

Blue Origin protest over SpaceX's lunar lander NASA contract rejected

The Blue Origin founder said NASA was required to make multiple awards after Elon Musk's SpaceX was awarded a €2.5 billion contract.

30/07/2021

Mobility

Watch: Bezos blasts into space on Blue Origin's first manned flight

Jeff Bezos and three crew left the Earth for a short flight? Find out more here and rewatch the launch.

20/07/2021

USA

Watch: Bezos blasts into space on rocket ship's first crewed flight

“Best day ever,” Bezos said after the capsule touched down on the desert floor at the end of the 10-minute flight.

20/07/2021

Green News

Euroviews. Will the dawn of space tourism be an environmental wake-up call?

As Richard Branson heads into space tomorrow with Virgin Galactic, and Jeff Bezos later this month with Blue Origin, Jeremy Wilks considers the impact of these trips on our own planet.

10/07/2021

Tech News

Jeff Bezos will man the first space flight of the Blue Origin rocket

Amazon's billionaire founder Jeff Bezos will fly to the edge of space with his brother on the first flight of the Blue Origin rocket.

07/06/2021

Tech News

E-commerce giant Amazon wins appeal over Luxembourg tax rebates

The ruling is a blow to the European Union's attempt to curb corporate tax avoidance but the bloc could still appeal the decision.

12/05/2021

Mobility

Company producing oxygen from Moon soil is making Mars missions easier

Entrepreneurs like Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk are determined to get human beings to the Moon and Mars. This company, which has found a way to produce oxygen from soil on the Moon, may help them to get us there.

06/05/2021

No Comment

Protesters air Amazon gripes outside Jeff Bezos' NYC apartment block

They sought to highlight that Amazon had profited during the pandemic and that, at the same time, workers were unhappy over pay and protections.

03/12/2020

Green News

Jeff Bezos invests in green stadium - but critics aren't convinced

The Amazon CEO says he wants the stadium to serve as a reminder of the "importance of fighting climate change".

02/07/2020

Eco-Innovation

Musk and Bezos feud goes electric with Amazon's answer to Tesla

With 14.7 billion tonnes of goods delivered every year in Europe, could electric, driverless vans be the future?

05/05/2020

USA

Euroviews. Jeff Bezos' philanthropy highlights just how much trouble we're really in ǀ View

Billionaires' donations will never be enough. The highways, the suburbs and the victory against the Nazis — just to provide a few examples — are products not of the private sector but of government action.

29/02/2020

USA

Amazon's Jeff Bezos pledges $10 billion to tackle climate change

The Bezos Earth Fund will give money to scientists, activists and NGOs to "amplify known ways and develop new ways" of fighting climate change.

18/02/2020

Saudi Arabia

UN calls for probe into claims Saudi prince hacked Jeff Bezos' phone

"The information we have received suggests the possible involvement of the Crown Prince in surveillance of Mr Bezos, in an effort to influence, if not silence, The Washington Post's reporting on Saudi Arabia," the experts said in a statement.

22/01/2020

USA

Billionaire Bezos unveils moon lander mockup, embraces Trump's lunar timetable

Billionaire Bezos unveils moon lander mockup, embraces Trump's lunar timetable

10/05/2019