Jeff Bezos

Katy Perry and all-female crew return to Earth after Blue Origin space flight

15 Apr 2025 - 6:38AM

Meet Aisha Bowe, the rocket scientist on Blue Origin’s all-female space flight

15 Apr 2025 - 3:07PM

Italy

Venice denies Jeff Bezos taking over parts of city for his lavish wedding

Local authorities said only 200 guests will attend the June event, assuring no disruption to residents and tourists.

30 Mar 2025 - 9:14AM

Amazon boss Jeff Bezos and his fiancée Lauren Sanchez attend the Vanity Fair Oscar party in Beverly Hills, California, on March 2. Photo: AFP

Space

Katy Perry and Bezos’ fiancée to fly to space on Blue Origin rocket

They will be part of a six-member, all-female crew on Blue Origin’s next space flight.

28 Feb 2025 - 3:06AM

James Bond

Amazon gains creative control of Bond franchise in deal with Broccoli family

The James Bond franchise has been controlled by members of the Broccoli family since the first 007 film ‘Dr. No’ in 1962.

21 Feb 2025 - 5:27PM

Donald Trump

Nasa shake-up casts doubt on moon programme, as Musk and Trump turn to Mars

The US space agency is losing four senior officials, insiders say, including a key defender of the Artemis missions.

20 Feb 2025 - 11:01AM

SpaceX CEO Musk is overseeing a sweeping review of Nasa records as a ‘special employee’ of the Trump administration. Photo: TNS

Millionaires and billionaires

Did The Washington Post censor an ad calling for Trump to ‘fire Elon Musk’?

The Post’s decision, made without explanation, has raised concerns about censorship and potential pressure to cover news in a specific way.

18 Feb 2025 - 5:47PM

Asean

Opinion | From Trump to tech titans, geopolitical traps await Southeast Asia

The US-China tech war and politicisation of tech firms are narrowing options for wary regional players.

31 Jan 2025 - 5:30AMvideocam

Technology

Who is Lina Khan, the outgoing FTC chair of the top US antitrust watchdog?

Lina Khan, the outgoing chair of the Federal Trade Commission, was appointed by US President Joe Biden to lead the antitrust agency and protect consumers against big tech companies forming monopolies.

31 Jan 2025 - 4:00AM

Lina Khan, the outgoing head of the Federal Trade Commission, sent a memo to staff saying she will step down in the coming weeks. Photo: Getty Images

World’s richest people lose US$108 billion after DeepSeek sell-off

Nvidia’s Huang, Oracle’s Ellison and ex-Binance CEO CZ were hit hard, though Meta’s Zuckerberg and Amazon’s Bezos escaped unscathed.

29 Jan 2025 - 9:23AMvideocam

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang delivers a keynote address at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada, on January 6. Photo: AFP

From Musk to Bezos, a who’s who of billionaires attended Trump’s inauguration

A gathering of the world’s wealthiest individuals attended the inauguration, and in a telling gesture, the tech billionaires were seated in front of Trump’s nominated Cabinet.

21 Jan 2025 - 7:05PMvideocam

Bannon says tech ‘oligarchs’ have ‘surrendered’ to Trump

Steve Bannon told ABC News that Donald Trump ‘broke’ the tech giants who’ve embraced him.

20 Jan 2025 - 1:20PMvideocam

With Trump’s inauguration, US-China rivalry opens new and uncertain chapter

Whether and how the mercurial president-elect delivers on his various pledges on trade with Beijing and other issues will be anyone’s guess.

20 Jan 2025 - 4:13PMvideocam

A conductor attends a rehearsal in front of the US Capitol in Washington ahead of Donald Trump’s January 20 presidential inauguration. Photo: Reuters

The pomp, circumstance and traditions of US presidential inaugurations

Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 47th president of the United States on January 20, continuing a 236-year legacy.

20 Jan 2025 - 11:45AM

Attendees at the inauguration ceremonies in Washington for Donald Trump’s first swearing in as US president on January 20, 2017. Photo: Reuters

Semiconductors

Nvidia CEO skips Trump’s inauguration for Lunar New Year Asia visit

Jensen Huang is expected to miss the ceremony, while Apple’s Tim Cook, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos and Tesla’s Elon Musk are attending.

17 Jan 2025 - 12:30PM

SpaceX

SpaceX repeats stunning ‘chopsticks’ catch, but Starship explodes in test flight

Super Heavy booster successfully returns to launch pad, but top section of rocket experiences a ‘rapid unscheduled disassembly’.

17 Jan 2025 - 3:58PMvideocam

US-China relations

TikTok CEO expected to attend Trump’s inauguration: reports

Incoming administration officials and some Democrats lead effort to try to help popular Chinese-owned app avert being banned in the US.

17 Jan 2025 - 7:23AMvideocam

TikTok CEO Chew Shou Zi testifies before the US House Energy and Commerce Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 23, 2023. Photo: AFP via Getty Images/TNS

Space

Blue Origin reaches orbit in first New Glenn launch, misses booster landing

The New Glenn rocket, named after the first US astronaut to orbit Earth, has been in development for about a decade.

17 Jan 2025 - 8:09AM

Bezos’ Blue Origin scrubs launch of rocket poised to challenge Musk’s SpaceX

Blue Origin’s first orbital flight of the New Glenn rocket was cancelled due to technical issues, delaying its challenge to SpaceX’s dominance in the launch market.

13 Jan 2025 - 6:09PM

Who is Lauren Sánchez’s friend, October ‘Tobie’ Gonzalez?

The daughter of Native American musician Pat Vegas, Tobie met Tony Gonzalez when she was working at a bar in California – they married in 2007 and have 2 kids, Malia and River.

7 Jan 2025 - 6:00PM

October Gonzalez is close friends with Lauren Sánchez, her NFL husband Tony Gonzalez’s ex. Photo: @octobergonz/Instagram

Washington Post cartoonist quits after paper rejects sketch of Bezos bowing to Trump

Ann Telnaes said the cartoon was intended to criticise the growing ties between the US’s billionaires and the incoming president.

5 Jan 2025 - 8:52AM

The Washington Post’s long-term cartoonist Ann Telnaes has decided to quit her job at the paper after it nixed one of her sketches. File photo: AFP

Millionaires and billionaires

Who is Patrick Whitesell, ex-husband of Jeff Bezos’ fiancée Lauren Sánchez?

An executive chairman of one of Hollywood’s biggest talent agencies, Whitesell bounced back from his ex-wife’s infidelity with the Amazon founder, and is now married to model and actress Pia Miller.

5 Jan 2025 - 5:00AM

History

Recap | Taylor Swift, Elon Musk and Salman Rushdie were foreshadowed in ancient China

Explore connections between Chinese history, current events, and modern celebrities with longtime contributor Wee Kek Koon.

12 Dec 2024 - 12:00PM

Recap | Who are the richest people in the world and how did they earn their wealth?

Who has amassed the world’s largest fortunes? Take a deep dive and find out how much they are worth, from the wealthiest tech moguls to fabulously rich supermodels, from millionaire rock stars to the youngest billionaires.

2 Nov 2024 - 3:38PM

Elon Musk is CEO of electric vehicle maker Tesla and spacecraft manufacturer SpaceX. He also owns X, formerly known as Twitter. Bloomberg estimates he was worth US$248 billion as of September 12, 2024. Photo: Reuters