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World Has a Record Number of Billionaires

Fortune finds that sports teams and philanthropy are two main preoccupations of the super-rich

(Newser) - The billionaire class has never been bigger—or richer—and a new report says their favorite ways to flex that wealth are remarkably consistent: sports teams and philanthropy. Fortune , drawing on data from wealth-intelligence firm Altrata, reports there are now a record 3,795 billionaires worldwide, with combined fortunes of...

Amazon Putting End to Service It Has Offered for 21 Years
Amazon Putting End to Service
It Has Offered for 21 Years
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Aug 30, 2026 7:15 AM CDT

Amazon Putting End to Service It Has Offered for 21 Years

It's pulling the plug on Sept. 30

(Newser) - Amazon's online marketplace for tiny digital tasks is being sunsetted. The company says its Mechanical Turk service, launched in 2005 to connect businesses with people willing to do quick jobs for pennies , will shut down on Sept. 30. The company simply says the decision was made following one of...

Amazon Ramps Up Drone Delivery, Targeting 1M Orders

Company wants sixfold increase in Prime Air footprint nationwide this year

(Newser) - Amazon's long-teased drone dream is about to get a major stress test. The company says its Prime Air service will reach nearly 500 US cities and towns by year's end, a sixfold jump from today's footprint that puts the company on track for a prestated goal of...

Space Tourism Is Growing, but Most Will Never Be Able to Go

Billionaire-led firms bet on suborbital flights, costlier orbital trips that can cost tens of millions per person

(Newser) - Space tourism hasn't exactly rocketed into the mainstream since Dennis Tito's $20 million jaunt to the International Space Station in 2001, but it has quietly grown up. Per the New York Times , roughly 140 paying passengers have now made it to space, most on quick "up-and-down" suborbital...

It's 'the Most Affordable EV Truck' in the Country

Slate Auto's minimalist model gets a sticker price under $25K

(Newser) - In an era of massive, tech-laden pickups, a Michigan startup is betting there's a market for the opposite: a tiny electric truck with crank windows and no radio. Slate Auto, backed by Jeff Bezos and led by former Amazon executive Peter Faricy, plans to start building its two-seat EV pickup...

Book: Trump Privately Mocked 'Groveling' Tech Titans

He gleefully displayed fawning texts from Zuckerberg, Bezos, authors say

(Newser) - President Trump, it seems, had some private fun at the expense of two of tech's biggest names. A new book by New York Times reporters Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan describes Meta's Mark Zuckerberg and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos lavishing Trump with praise and personal outreach after his 2024...

One Eyeball Shot for Patient, One Giant Step for Reverse Aging

Scientists hope age-related condition will do a 180 after 'reprogramming' injection in glaucoma patient

(Newser) - A single eye just became ground zero for one of science's biggest bets on turning back the clock on aging. Boston-based Life Biosciences says it has delivered what it calls the first cellular "reprogramming" injection into a human, aiming to make old cells behave more like young ones,...

Blue Origin Rocket Explodes During Test on Launch Pad

Officials say there's no threat due to fumes or hazardous substances

(Newser) - A rocket belonging to Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin exploded during a test at the launch pad Thursday night, shaking nearby homes and briefly painting the sky orange, the AP reports. Blue Origin said its New Glenn rocket exploded during an engine-firing test being conducted ahead of a satellite launch planned...

Jeff Bezos Thinks Half of Americans Should Pay Taxes

Billionaire backs zero taxes for bottom 50% of earners

(Newser) - "Zero is a better number than $1," says Jeff Bezos, at least when it comes to taxes. In a CNBC interview Wednesday, the Amazon founder said the bottom 50% of US taxpayers should have their federal income tax bill cut to zero. That group currently pays 3.3%...

The Apprentice May Return, With a Different Trump

Donald Trump Jr. floated as potential host during internal discussions: WSJ

(Newser) - Amazon is toying with the idea of bringing back the show that helped launch President Trump's TV fame—and handing the boardroom to his eldest son. The company has held early internal talks about reviving The Apprentice for Prime Video with Donald Trump Jr. as a possible host, people...

Behold, Robotic Dogs With Musk, Zuck, Bezos Heads

Beeple's latest creations roam around Berlin museum pooping art in new installation

(Newser) - Robot dogs with hyper-realistic silicone heads modeled after world-renowned figures—including Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Andy Warhol, and Pablo Picasso—can be seen roaming around a Berlin museum, occasionally "pooping" printed images of their surroundings which they've captured with integrated cameras. The animals are part of...

At Bezos' Retreat, Billionaires Live Beyond Consequences

'A certain stratum of billionaires has effectively exited the 'moral universe,'' writes Noah Hawley

(Newser) - Jeff Bezos' exclusive "Campfire" retreat looks less like a brainstorming salon for world-changing ideas and more like a window into what happens when wealth floats above consequences, writes Noah Hawley in the Atlantic . Invited in 2018 as Amazon courted his TV business, Hawley joined 80 or so boldface names—...

Botched Launch Is a Big Setback for Blue Origin

FAA is investigating failure to place satellite in the right orbit

(Newser) - Blue Origin notched a milestone and a misfire on the same flight Sunday. The company's New Glenn rocket, on only its third mission and first commercial outing, lifted off cleanly from Cape Canaveral and successfully landed its massive booster back on Earth—an achievement matched only by Elon Musk'...

NYT Profile of Bezos' Wife Causes a Fuss

Lauren Sanchez Bezos is unapologetic about their wealth and lifestyle

(Newser) - A New York Times profile of Lauren Sanchez Bezos is drawing lots of attention not just for the opulent lifestyle it portrays but for the decision to do the story in the first place. Much of the criticism centers on the article's framing of the ultra-wealthy domestic life of...

MacKenzie Scott Turns Next to Meals on Wheels

Philanthropist's latest unrestricted gift aims to cut waitlists and expand senior services

(Newser) - There is no rest for the weary checkbook of billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott , who is at it again with a $70 million check to Meals on Wheels America, reports Fortune . The national network, which delivers food, check-ins, and companionship to more than 2 million older and homebound Americans a year,...

Inside the Washington Post Cuts: a Bezos Demand for Data

The New York Times ?digs in

(Newser) - In the wake of the explosive staff cuts at the Washington Post, Benjamin Mullin, Erik Wemple, and Katie Robertson delve into the role owner Jeff Bezos has played in recent years. While they revisit some fairly well-known ground in their New York Times piece—including changes to the opinion section...

Bezos Wants $100B for a 'Manufacturing Transformation'

Amazon founder targets global companies to deploy Project Prometheus' AI-driven tech

(Newser) - Jeff Bezos is reportedly trying to assemble one of the biggest buyout funds in history. The Amazon founder is in early discussions to raise around $100 billion for a new investment vehicle that would scoop up industrial companies and then use advanced AI to speed up their automation, people familiar...

Elon Musk Is Richest Person Alive—by $582B

Musk's $839B fortune surges amid AI-fueled market boom

(Newser) - Elon Musk isn't just leading the billionaire pack—he's lapping the field. For the second straight year, Musk sits atop Forbes' World's Billionaires list , this time with an estimated net worth of $839 billion, the highest figure the magazine has ever recorded. Forbes credits a roughly $500...

Workers Don't Love Amazon's New 'Chief Heartthrob'
Amazon's Super
Bowl Gag
Isn't Landing Well
With Workers
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Feb 8, 2026 11:00 AM CST

Amazon's Super Bowl Gag Isn't Landing Well With Workers

Making Chris Hemsworth 'Chief Heartthrob' on company's org chart irks many amid layoffs

(Newser) - Amazon briefly added a superhero to its organizational chart, and some workers weren't amused. On Thursday, employees logging into Amazon's internal directory found Chris Hemsworth listed as "Chief Heartthrob" for Alexa devices, complete with an Amazon email, a side gig as a "bar raiser" (an internal...

Op-Ed: Washington Post's 'Fatal Flaw' Is Jeff Bezos

'Sadly, only Jeff Bezos' opinion counts,' New Republic columnist writes after stunning layoffs

(Newser) - The media industry is still reeling at the latest cost-cutting measures at the Washington Post, which involved shuttering the paper's entire sports desk and hundreds of layoffs across other departments. It's the "latest stage in the slow-motion destruction of what had been one of [the] most respected...

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