Oct 12 WATCH: William Shatner goes to space on Blue Origin rocket By Marcia Dunn, Rick Taber, Associated Press Shatner became the oldest person in space, eclipsing the previous record — set by a passenger on a similar jaunt on a Bezos spaceship in July — by eight years. The flight included about three minutes of weightlessness and a… Continue reading
Jul 19 WATCH: Blue Origin’s Jeff Bezos reaches space on 1st passenger flight By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press The capsule is entirely automated, unlike Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic rocket plane that required two pilots to get him to space and back a week ago. Continue reading
Jul 11 Watch 4:53 Space race: Richard Branson flies to space on Virgin Galactic By PBS NewsHour British billionaire Richard Branson took off on Virgin Galactic on Sunday with five others on a historic space flight. Cruising to an altitude of 50 miles, Branson did not cross the Karman line, yet beat Jeff Bezos in the billionaire… Continue watching
Jun 07 Jeff Bezos plans to go to space in July aboard Blue Origin flight By Michelle Chapman, Associated Press In an Instagram post early Monday, Bezos said he, his brother, and the winner of an ongoing auction, will be aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard spacecraft when it launches on July 20. Continue reading
Apr 09 Watch 6:11 Amazon workers’ push to unionize is over for now. Here’s what it means for the future By Stephanie Sy Amazon is the second largest private employer in the U.S. with nearly 800,000 workers. But none of its facilities are unionized and the push to unionize from workers in Alabama is over — for now. Stephanie Sy speaks to Margaret… Continue watching
Mar 30 Amazon vote may spark more union pushes By Joseph Pisani, Bill Barrow, Associated Press What happens inside a warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama could have major implications not just for the country's second-largest employer but the labor movement at large. Continue reading
Mar 29 Watch 8:08 A look into Amazon’s employee conditions as the company pushes back against unionization By Paul Solman, Lee Koromvokis For almost two months, Amazon workers have been voting on whether to unionize at one of the company's major warehouses in Alabama. The voting concludes today. Since Amazon is the second-largest private employer in the country, the stakes are high… Continue watching
Feb 02 Jeff Bezos, Amazon’s founder, will step down as CEO By Joseph Pisani, Associated Press Amazon said he'll be replaced in the fall by Andy Jassy, who runs Amazon's cloud business. Bezos will then become the company's executive chairman. Continue reading
Jan 15 Blue Origin launches capsule to space with astronaut perks By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press A spokeswoman says the company is getting close to flying passengers, but did not say when that might occur. Continue reading
Jul 28 WATCH: Bezos, Zuckerberg, Cook and Pichai testify on tech industry dominance By Marcy Gordon, Associated Press Four Big Tech CEOs are fending off accusations of stifling competition in front of a congressional panel that is investigating market dominance in the industry. Continue reading