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A Blue Origin capsule carrying Jeff Bezos and three crewmates touches down in the west Texas desert after breaching the boundary of space, the company's live broadcast shows. "A very happy group of people in this capsule," says Bezos to the control room immediately after touchdown. IMAGES
A Blue Origin capsule carrying Jeff Bezos and three crewmates crosses the Karman line that marks the internationally recognized boundary of space, the company's live broadcast shows after the rocket took off from Blue Origin's Launch Site One in Texas. IMAGES
The wealthiest man on the planet Jeff Bezos lifts off on his own rocket to outer space from Launch Site One in Texas, a key moment for a fledgling industry seeking to make the final frontier accessible to elite tourists. IMAGES
Billionaire investor Chamath Palihapitiya told CNBC Tesla's stock could be worth three times more than its current valuation. According to Business Insider that would make CEO Elon Musk the first trillionaire in history. Palihapitiya's comments come as Tesla shares shot up 6.9%. Elon Musk surpassed Jeff Bezos as the richest person on the planet on Thursday. Palihapitiya said Tesla is a "distributed energy business." He's believed for a while that the world's first trillionaire will be a person who is fighting climate change. Palihapitiya said "Don't sell a share" of Tesla, he told investors.
New York, Dec 2 (EFE/EPA).- Dozens of activists gathered Wednesday afternoon outside Jeff Bezos's luxury apartment on New York City's Fifth Avenue to protest against Amazon.com, Inc.'s business practices and working conditions, saying they are further enriching the world's wealthiest person at a time when small businesses are being forced to close during the coronavirus pandemic.Organized by the ALIGN-NY, Make the Road New York and New York Communities for Change organizations, the protest called on lawmakers to pass legislation to break up Amazon, saying the company has grown far too big and used monopolistic practices to become excessively dominant in the e-commerce industry. (Camera: ALBA VIGARAY). SHOT LIST: ANTI-AMAZON PROTEST OUTSIDE JEFF BEZOS' RESIDENCE IN MAHATTAN, NEW YORK, US.
Since the 19th century, the infamous Pinkerton spy agency has a history of union-busting and involving itself in businesses. Now, Business Insider reports Amazon has turned to Pinkerton to monitor European workers' labor union organizing efforts. Leaked documents from Amazon's Global Security Operations Center revealed analysts have been tracking workers' union organizing activities. A report from Motherboard also disclosed that Amazon data analysts use social media to monitor social justice and environmental activist groups' activities. It's the latest in a string of evidence that highlights Amazon's robust efforts to monitor and crack down on its workers unionizing. Earlier this year, Amazon listed, but quickly removed, a job opening for an analyst that would monitor employee's efforts to organize.