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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.