Tag: Jeff Bezos
Katy Perry kisses earth after Blue Origin space flight
Pop superstar Katy Perry made a memorable return to Earth today, visibly overwhelmed with relief as she knelt down to kiss the ground after an 11-minute spaceflight aboard Jeff Bezos’ […]
Jeff Bezos wins UK military contract, Nintendo Switch 2 prices leaked?
Jeff Bezos has won what is thought to be his first military contract in Britain as Amazon seeks to forge closer ties with defence organisations. Amazon’s satellite venture Project Kuiper secured […]
All porn sites must introduce ‘robust’ age-checking, Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin launches New Glenn into orbit
All websites on which pornographic material can be found, including social media platforms, must introduce “robust” age-checking techniques such as demanding photo ID or running credit card checks for UK […]
UK plans to be world leader in AI, Apple urges vote against scrapping DEI programmes
The government is to set out plans to use artificial intelligence (AI) across the UK to boost growth and deliver public services more efficiently. The AI Opportunities Action Plan being […]
Amazon’s Jeff Bezos sells $4 billion of shares Prime Video viewers lose more features
Multi-billionaire Jeff Bezos has sold more of his shares in Amazon, bringing the total value of sales in recent days to more than $4bn (£3.2bn). The technology giant, which Mr […]
US politicians call for AI legislation after Taylor Swift deepfakes, Polestar cuts 450 jobs
US politicians have called for new laws to criminalise the creation of deepfake images, after explicit faked photos of Taylor Swift were viewed millions of times online. The images were […]
Tech Digest daily roundup: Jeff Bezos plans to give away most of $124bn fortune
Jeff Bezos plans to give away most of his $124bn (£110bn) fortune, he has told CNN. The Amazon founder, 58, is the world’s second-richest man after Elon Musk, the Tesla […]
Tech Digest daily roundup: Google sued for over £20 billion by publishers
Google is being sued for up to €25bn (£21.6bn) over claims it has deprived newspapers and internet bloggers of billions of pounds in advertising revenues. The Big Tech giant is […]
Tech Digest daily roundup: What will Elon Musk takeover mean for Twitter?
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has asked whether Elon Musk’s deal to buy Twitter will give China “a bit of leverage” over the platform. Twitter is blocked in China but Mr Musk‘s electric car business Tesla […]
Tech Digest daily roundup: Blue Origin loses NASA court case
A judge has dismissed Jeff Bezos’s private spaceflight company Blue Origin’s lawsuit against NASA over the awarding of a moon-landing contract to SpaceX. In a single-page ruling, which Blue Origin has […]