Prince William doesn’t see the point in rushing into space when we have bigger issues to deal with on our home planet! The future king sat down for an interview on BBC’s Newscast podcast this week and slammed the space tourism frenzy, explaining that the billionaires who are spending planet-sized sums in the next space […]
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At the age of 90, Captain f’n Kirk is finally going to space today
Enlarge / The crew of NS-18. Pictured left to right: Glen de Vries, Audrey Powers, William Shatner, and Chris Boshuizen. (credit: Blue Origin) Admittedly, there are a lot of reasons to be cynical about today’s human spaceflight on Blue Origin’s New Shepard launch system. The company founded by Jeff Bezos has not covered itself in […]
The passwordless future comes into view
Microsoft will let users ditch their passwords, one of the biggest steps toward a passwordless future yet. Read More
Amazon just keeps on hiring
Amazon is going on a hiring spree with plans to fill more than 185, 000 new positions globally. Read More
Rumor mill says either Jeff Bezos or Jay-Z could buy the Denver Broncos — but only one of them can afford it
When you get to the top of the capitalism totem pole, the particular only thing that matters is money. And when it comes to acquiring an NFL franchise, it’s about how quickly you can deliver those funds to typically the league. Read more…
Herbstreit’s woe is tradition rings laughably dense in today’s NCAA
Kirk Herbstreit complaining that Texas and Oklahoma joining the SEC is ruinous to college athletics — “It’s all about money. It’s no longer about tradition” — is a very special kind of willful ignorance. Read more…
What is Amazon Without Jeff Bezos?
A new era starts at Amazon, with Andy Jassy stepping into the role of CEO. Read More
Who paid $28 million for 11 minutes in heaven with Jeff Bezos?
5 fantasy draft picks for the space-ride. Read More
Ticket for space flight with Jeff Bezos is auctioned for $28 million
Enlarge / New Shepard crew capsule seen landing in west Texas in April 2021. (credit: Blue Origin) A ticket to take a brief trip to space with Amazon founder Jeff Bezos next month has been sold at auction for $28 million. The bidding process, which began in early May, drew offers from more than 7,000 […]
Amazon’s Jeff Bezos is going to space. What will the ‘overview effect’ inspire in him?
Seeing Earth from space can be a transcendental experience. Read More