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The world could get its first trillionaire within 10 years, anti-poverty group Oxfam says

Oxfam says the fortunes of the five richest men have spiked by 114% in real terms since 2020.

Bezos engineered Amazon shift toward irrelevant ads, newly unredacted FTC lawsuit alleges

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos personally directed a monumental shift in the company’s e-commerce business to embrace online advertising, according to a newly unredacted version of an antitrust lawsuit filed this fall by the Federal Trade Commission and 17 states.

Bezos awards $123M in grants to combat homelessness

Jeff Bezos is continuing to make good on his pledge to give away the majority his wealth, to the tune of $123 million. The Amazon founder announced on Instagram earlier this week that he has recently awarded 40 grants as part of his Bezos Day 1 Families Fund initiative.

Bezos to give most of $124B fortune to fight climate change, back problem solvers

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos plans to give away the majority of his $124 billion net worth during his lifetime, telling CNN in an exclusive interview he will devote the bulk of his wealth to fighting climate change and supporting people who can unify humanity in the face of deep social and political divisions.

Amazon founder Bezos and CEO Jassy must testify in FTC investigation

Amazon asked the FTC last month to cancel subpoenas to founder Jeff Bezos and CEO Andy Jassy. They lost, and the FTC will require them to testify.

World’s richest: Elon Musk net worth tops $300B – far exceeding other tech titans

By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business How crazy rich is Elon Musk? The Tesla and SpaceX CEO’s net worth […]

'Just breathtaking': UNC professor amazed by experience aboard Blue Origin

A Chapel Hill professor is scheduled to leave for space Thursday from a Texas launch site at 9:10 a.m.

Nia Harden, WRAL reporter

'Just breathtaking': UNC professor amazed by experience aboard Blue Origin

UNC professor Jim Kitchen heading to outer space

Jim Kitchen and five others will be part of the scheduled March 23 mission.

Mark Bergin, WRAL senior multiplatform producer

UNC professor Jim Kitchen heading to outer space

Space tourism in 2021: Branson, Bezos, Musk - reviewing year of the billionaires

When future generations write about the history of space travel, 2021 may well get its own chapter. "The year of the billionaires," it might be called.

Billionaire's donation helps Durham nonprofit expand services and maybe its building, too

A year after Meals on Wheels of Durham received the largest donation in its history, the nonprofit is looking to expand - both its services and to a larger building.

Sarah Krueger, WRAL Durham reporter

Billionaire's donation helps Durham nonprofit expand services and maybe its building, too

Starstruck: Star Trek's William Shatner, 90, describes seeing space for the first time

Hollywood's Captain Kirk, 90-year-old William Shatner, blasted into space Wednesday in a convergence of science fiction and science reality, reaching the final frontier aboard a ship built by Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin company.

By Marcia Dunn and Rick Taber, Associated Press & Heather Leah, WRAL multiplatform producer

How to watch William Shatner launch to space on Blue Origin

Jeff Bezos' space company Blue Origin is set to launch William Shatner, the actor known best for his role as Capt. James T. Kirk in the original "Star Trek," and three others on a brief journey to the edge of space Wednesday morning.

Joey Roulette, New York Times

Musk's soaring fortune: World's richest person now worth more than $222B

Thanks to both Elon Musk's Tesla shares and his majority stake in privately-held SpaceX, where he serves as CEO, Musk has accumulated vast wealth. Jeff Bezos is No. 2. Here's the latest.

William Shatner, 90, is headed to space with Audrey Powers on Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin mission

Captain Kirk is headed to space.

By Chloe Melas, CNN

Bezos vs. Musk over moon shots - here's what their argument means

Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk, the two wealthiest people on this planet, both want to be center stage when NASA returns astronauts to the moon. But NASA only has enough money for one of them, and it went with Musk's SpaceX. That means Bezos' Blue Origin is mad. Here's what's happening.

Bezos vs. Musk: Jeff offers NASA $2 billion to get his Blue Origin back in moon race

Jeff Bezos wants to spot NASA up to $2 billion in a bid to reignite the battle for space between his rocket company Blue Origin and Elon Musk's SpaceX.

Fact check: How much CO2 did Bezos' rocket dump into atmosphere?

When uber-billionaire Jeff Bezos blasted off from a launchpad in Texas for a fast and short trip to near-space, he ignited a burst of claims about the outsized carbon footprint of his adventure. PolitiFact checks those claims.

Jon Greenberg, PolitiFact reporter

Fact check: How much CO2 did Bezos' rocket dump into atmosphere?

Jeff Bezos talks about Blue Origin launch

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and crew talk about their experience flying to the edge of outer space in a historic, successful flight for Blue Origin.

World's richest man goes to space and back - in 11 minutes

Jeff Bezos, the world's richest man, went to space and back Tuesday morning on an 11-minute, supersonic joy ride aboard the rocket and capsule system developed by his space company, Blue Origin.

Jeff Bezos' joyride to space is today - how you can watch

Jeff Bezos, the world's richest man, is about to launch himself on a supersonic joyride to the edge of space. Heres how you can watch.

Bezos, crew prep for historic space flight Tuesday

Bezos and crewmates spoke to The Today Show Monday about their big trip.

Jeff Bezos, rocket man: Here's what you need to know about his space flight

Jeff Bezos, the richest man on the planet, is preparing for a rocket-powered, 11-minute 2,300-mph excursion to the edge of space on Tuesday, capping off a month filled with rocket news and a bit of drama among the world's richest people who are dedicating large portions of their wealth to rocket development.