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Billionaire Jeff Bezos doesn’t see us lasting much longer on earth. Speaking at the Ignatius Forum in Washington, DC this week, Bezos provided his vision for where humanity is headed. He claimed earth might one day become a vacation destination, just like our national parks. All manufacturing would be in outer space…

UPDATE, 8:29 AM PT: As other Blue Origin crew members whooped and hollered and pop champagne outside their landed spacecraft, William Shatner chatted with Jeff Bezos to describe the experience, often in philosophical terms. Now the oldest person ever to go into space, Shatner, 90, called his flight “unbelievable” and…

UPDATE: William Shatner’s Blue Origin flight has been delayed due to weather. Blue Origin confirmed the news on Sunday saying, “Due to forecasted winds on Tuesday, October 12, Blue Origin's mission operations team has made the decision to delay the launch of NS-18 and is now targeting Wednesday, October 13. Liftoff…

William Shatner will finally get to experience in real life what he’s been pretending for decades: The Star Trek actor will join the crew of Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space flight on Oct. 12. At 90, Shatner will become the oldest person ever on a space flight. In a tweet today, Shatner confirmed, "So now I can say…

Netflix’s Korean drama Squid Game is taking the world by storm, topping the streamer’s rankings in more than 90 countries en route to likely becoming Netflix’s most watched program ever, a first for a non-English language series. The milestone success got the attention of Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, who congratulated Netflix…

The planet’s richest man got his very own Star Trek series, tonight on Saturday Night Live. “For decades, the Star Trek franchise has brought you unforgettable voyages from the final frontier,” observed the narrator of its trailer. “Now, the tradition continues with a new ship, a new crew and a new captain, Amazon…

Amazon saw second-quarter net sales of $113 billion, up 27% but below expectations, dinging the shares, which fell more than 7% in late trading. Consumers still shopped a lot on Amazon but growth was tempered as the world reopened — compared with the year-ago quarter when the global pandemic was at its height. Net…

On Tuesday’s episode of The Tonight Show, Jimmy Fallon had some fun at Jeff Bezos’ expense, roasting the billionaire’s trip to space. “It was an exciting day because just after 9:00 this morning, Jeff Bezos flew to space aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket,” he explained. “First [Richardson] Branson, now Bezos…

Jeff Bezos followed up his 11-minute flight to the edge of space Tuesday with an extended press appearance in which he announced the gift of $100 million each to CNN political contributor Van Jones and chef José Andrés. “They can give all to their own charity or they can share their wealth. It’s all up to them,” Bezos…

UPDATE 06:54 AM PT: Jeff Bezos’ first trip to the edges of space was significant enough to draw coverage from all the major cable news and traditional broadcast networks, relying on the captivating Blue Origin footage of the launch, flight and landing. “It’s amazing how short this adventure was,” CNN’s Anderson Cooper…

The first manned commercial spaceflight of Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin is all systems go, with the space company’s reusable launch vehicle New Shepard set for liftoff Tuesday morning. Specifically, Blue Origin hopes to ascend to the heavens on Tuesday, July 20, from Launch Site One in the West Texas desert. A live…

One day after stepping down as Amazon CEO, the richest man in the world, Jeff Bezos, got even richer. Bezos ceded the CEO reins to protege Andy Jassy on Monday. He is still the company’s largest shareholder at 11% compared to the next-largest shareholder, Vanguard Group, which holds around 6.5%. With his title now…