8 h. ago Have Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez just doomed the Met Gala?

As the Amazon billionaire and his wife are announced as the financial backers for the biggest event on the A-list social calendar, Ellie Muir looks into what their involvement means for the institution and the couple's inroads into cultural domination

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24 h. ago Does the Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Met Gala sponsorship spell doom for fashion’s biggest night?

As the Amazon billionaire and his wife are announced as the financial backers for the biggest event on the A-list social calendar, Ellie Muir looks into what their involvement means for the institution and the couple's inroads into cultural domination

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31 h. ago Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez announced as sponsors of the Met Gala 2026

The couple are continuing their foray into the fashion world

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32 h. ago ‘Copycat’ Jeff Bezos becomes latest billionaire to launch AI startup

Project Prometheus has already raised billions and poached employees from Meta and OpenAI

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33 h. ago ‘Fear really drives him’: is Alex Karp of Palantir the world’s scariest CEO?

His company is potentially creating the ultimate state surveillance tool, and Karp has recently been on a striking political and philosophical journey. His biographer reveals what makes him tickIn a recent interview, Alex Karp said that his company Palantir was “the most important software company in America and therefore in the world”. He may well be right. To some, Palantir is also the scariest company in the world, what with its involvement in the Trump administration’s authoritarian agenda. The potential end point of Palantir’s tech is an all-powerful government system amalgamating citizens’ tax records, biometric data and other personal information – the ultimate state surveillance tool. No wonder Palantir has been likened to George Orwell’s Big Brother, or Skynet from the Terminator movies.Does this make Karp the scariest CEO in the world? There is some competition from Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos and Palantir’s co-founder Peter Thiel. But 58-year-old Karp could giv...

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51 h. ago Jeff Bezos reportedly launches new AI startup with himself as CEO

Former Amazon CEO to co-head Project Prometheus with tech executive Vik Bajaj, according to the New York TimesAfter stepping down as Amazon’s CEO four years ago, Jeff Bezos, the billionaire founder and former chief executive of the online shopping company, is going to be a CEO again. This time, Bezos has appointed himself co-CEO of an AI startup called Project Prometheus, the New York Times reported, citing anonymous sources.The startup, which will focus on developing AI for engineering and manufacturing in various fields, has already received $6.2bn in funding – more than many companies are able to raise in their lifetimes. Leading the company alongside Bezos is his co-founder and co-CEO Vik Bajaj, a celebrity tech executive in his own right. Bajaj is a physicist and chemist best known for his work at Google’s moonshot factory, X, where he founded the health startup Verily. Continue reading...

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60 h. ago Jeff Bezos's ex MacKenzie Scott contributes more than $700MILLION to 'historically black colleges'

Scott, 55, has given away $700 million since late September to more than a dozen Historically Black Colleges and Universities, as well as nonprofit organizations.

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3 d. ago 'Canny' Meghan Markle is 'professionally wooing' Amazon top boss Jeff Bezos after string of Netflix flops, insiders claim 

Netflix bosses are said to 'have noted' that the Duchess of Sussex appears to be professionally wooing billionaire Amazon boss Jeff Bezos.

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5 d. ago Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin launches rocket carrying twin Nasa spacecraft to Mars

A huge New Glenn rocket successfully took off to place two spacecraft in orbit for a later boost to the red planetBlue Origin successfully launched its huge New Glenn rocket on Thursday with a pair of Nasa spacecraft destined for Mars. It was only the second flight of the rocket that Jeff Bezos’s company and Nasa are counting on to ferry people and supplies to the moon.The 321ft (98-meter) New Glenn blasted into the afternoon sky from the Cape Canaveral space force station, sending Nasa’s twin Mars orbiters on a long journey to the red planet. Liftoff was stalled for four days by inclement local weather as well as solar storms strong enough to paint the skies with auroras as far south as Florida. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago The huge win Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin just achieved with the launch of New Glenn rocket after solar storms delayed liftoff

An ecstatic Bezos watched the action from Launch Control

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7 d. ago Kim Kardashian and Kris Jenner delete photos with Meghan Markle and Prince Harry from 70th birthday bash

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were guests at the star-studded 007-themed party held at Jeff Bezos’ sprawling Beverly Hills mansion

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8 d. ago The man who made 70 look better than ever: Kris Jenner invites the plastic surgeon who gave her $100,000 facelift to her star

Sharing photos from the bash, held at Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez's home, Kris was seen posing alongside her surgeon.

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9 d. ago Will Jeff Bezos become Meghan's billionaire backer? Duchess' new links with Amazon founder revealed, as royal expert claims he could be 'indispensable' to her 'ruthless ambitions'

According to royal biographer Richard Fitzwilliams, the Duchess has learned how the American businessman could benefit her endeavors and longs to get him on board.

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9 d. ago Bezos’s Blue Origin postpones second rocket launch over poor weather

Blue Origin says it is aiming for another attempt as soon as Wednesday as competition with Musk’s SpaceX intensifies Blue Origin, the space company owned by billionaire Jeff Bezos, was forced on Sunday to postpone the anticipated launch of its New Glenn rocket due to unfavorable weather conditions in Cape Canaveral, Florida.Rain and a ground system issue caused delays that were followed by cumulus cloud cover as the 88-minute launch window closed, leaving managers with the only option of pushing back the rocket’s planned second mission. Competition between Blue Origin and Elon Musk’s SpaceX has been intensifying in recent months. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Meghan Markle claims she didn't wear a poppy on Remembrance weekend 'because they're not widely available'... despite husband Harry getting one

The Duchess attended the glitzy James Bond-themed party at Jeff Bezos 's $165million mansion on Remembrance weekend with the commemorative symbol noticeably missing from her glamorous outfit.

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1 week ago Why cops came to Kris Jenner's 70th birthday party at Jeff Bezos's $165M mansion MULTIPLE times in one night

Kris Jenner's 70th birthday bash was so over the top that it had Beverly Hills neighbors dialing 911, multiple times in one night.

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1 week ago Prince Harry and Meghan Markle attend Kris Jenner's James Bond 70th birthday party

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle stepped out to Jeff Bezos' lavish mansion complex as they attended a star-studded 70th birthday party for Kris Jenner in Miami

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1 week ago Meghan Markle and Prince Harry lead star parade at Kris Jenner's 70th birthday bash held at Jeff Bezos' $165M mansion in Beverly Hills

Kris, who celebrated turning 60 with a party inspired by The Great Gatsby, is said to have opted for 007 this year as a play on the number 70, via Page Six .

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2 w. ago East Wing ballroom donations by corporate owners create awkward moments for news outlets

President Donald Trump's razing of the White House's East Wing to build a ballroom has meant for some awkward moments for news outlets

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3 w. ago Sydney Sweeney teases James Bond role and the surprising lingerie line link behind it

As Amazon MGM has taken over creative control of the iconic film series, it has been rumored that boss Jeff Bezos has been pushing for the 28-year-old blonde bombshell to be the next iconic protagonist.

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