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2022 was a bad year to be a tech billionaire
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Thursday, 29 December 2022 09:30

2022 was a bad year to be a tech billionaire


Hear the sound of the world’s smallest violin

While the US claims its tech billionaires are saints because they have made so much money, it appears that 2022 saw their halos slip considerably.

Amazon thinks that Alexa voice assistant was a failure
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Axeman coming for Alexa

Online bookseller Amazon is culling more than 10,000 staff and a big chunk of those is the Amazon Alexa voice assistant unit, which some senior managers have written off as a failure.

Bezo's plans to give all his cash away
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Thursday, 17 November 2022 11:25

Bezo's plans to give all his cash away


Not to staff, of course 

After his company recently laid off 10,000 workers, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos claims he is going to give away the majority of his $124 billion net worth to charity during his lifetime.

Blue Origin covers its safety issues with legal protection
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Will sue all whistleblowers

Jeff Bezos' sub-orbital sex toy company, Blue Origin might be sending unsafe rockets into space but has protected itself with legal protection against whistleblowers.

Court tells Bezos he can’t have the lunar lander contract
Published in Transportation


One small step for a court, a giant leap for humanity


The US Court of Federal Claims ruled against Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin in the company's lawsuit versus NASA over a lucrative astronaut lunar lander contract awarded to Elon Musk's SpaceX earlier this year.

Bezo’s space staff not impressed
Published in Transportation
Monday, 23 August 2021 12:05

Bezo’s space staff not impressed


Top boffins leaving Blue Origin

It seems that Jeff Bezos' staff are less than impressed with his attaining a goal to be the first man to fly a giant sex toy into space and are leaving his organisation in droves.

Amazon falls to leave the atmosphere
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Friday, 30 July 2021 12:19

Amazon falls to leave the atmosphere


It's what happens when your CEO is trying to get into orbit

It seems that Amazon might be playing the price for its CEO’s obsession about getting into space.

Bezos agrees that space jollies are not the best use of his cash
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Yeah, should be doing a bit more about the environment

Former Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, who became the first man to ride into space on a giant sex toy, has agreed that it probably was not a good use of his stonking wealth.

Bezos exits Amazon
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Tuesday, 06 July 2021 12:23

Bezos exits Amazon


Andy Jassy from Clouds takes over

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos stepped down as CEO yesterday, handing over the keys to the executive drinks cabinet to Andy Jassy.

Branson goes to space on July 11
Published in Transportation
Friday, 02 July 2021 11:23

Branson goes to space on July 11


Nine days before Bezos, is a small step for beardie kind

In one of the saddest space races for humanity, it looks like Richard Branson is going to beat Jeff Bezos into space.