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Jeff Bezos’s New Glenn debut launch called off | Science, Climate & Tech News
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The launch of a huge, partially reusable rocket, built by Jeff Bezos’s company, has been called off this morning after hours of delays. The 98-metre rocket, called New Glenn, is around as tall as Big Ben. It was set to carry up to 45 tonnes of tech to low Earth orbit. However, the team at…
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Jeff Bezos sells billions of pounds worth of Amazon stock | Business News
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Jeff Bezos has sold more than $4bn (£3.2bn) worth of his shares in Amazon over the past few days. The Amazon founder and executive chairman sold nearly 12 million shares of Amazon stock worth more than $2bn (£1.58bn) on 7 and 8 February, according to a statement he filed with federal regulators. The collective value…
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’14-hour days with no break and no bathroom’: Amazon founder Jeff Bezos sued by his former housekeeper | US News
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A former housekeeper for Amazon founder Jeff Bezos alleges she and other employees were made to work in unsafe and unsanitary conditions – including having to climb out of a laundry room window to access a bathroom. Mercedes Wedaa is suing Mr Bezos and two companies that allegedly manage his properties in a lawsuit filed…
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Blue Origin rocket grounded after first launch failure for Jeff Bezos’s space company | Science & Tech News
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The rocket company owned by the Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has suffered its first launch failure – with an escape system flinging the crew capsule to safety. Pictures show flames shooting from the engine about a minute into flight and the capsule firing off from the rocket’s nose. It later landed in the Texan desert…