A BE-4 engine at Blue Origin’s Launch Site One facility in West Texas experienced a catastrophic failure during testing last month. Video footage of the incident shows a dramatic explosion that destroyed the engine and caused significant damage to the test stand infrastructure. The explosion occurred approximately 10 seconds into the test, and the engine …
Kayricka Wortham, a former operations manager at an Amazon warehouse in Atlanta, has been handed a 16-year prison sentence for orchestrating a $10 million fraud scheme. Wortham, along with six other co-conspirators, defrauded the e-commerce giant out of $9.4 million, using the stolen money to indulge in a lavish lifestyle. She purchased luxury cars, including …
Temu initially targeted local merchants seeking to offload excess inventory by promising access to a new market of wealthier consumers. However, the company has shifted its focus towards factory manufacturers and created competition among them. Every Monday, they hold a “reverse auction” where manufacturers compete to offer the lowest price for staple goods. Suppliers are …
After a successful sub-orbital test flight four-and-a-half years ago, Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic is now prepared to commence its commercial operations. On Thursday, a six-man crew, including three Italian researchers, will embark on an up-and-down flight to the edge of space aboard the company’s winged spaceplane. The mission has been dubbed “The Spaceline for Earth” …
Richard Branson is joining the space tourism competition, following in the footsteps of Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos. Branson’s company, Virgin Galactic, plans to launch its maiden commercial flight on Thursday, taking four paying customers around 250,000 feet above the Earth’s surface. However, Musk and Bezos have already sent paying customers into space in recent …
Blue Origin, the rocket company founded by Jeff Bezos, is facing allegations of a “toxic” work culture, with senior executives accused of sexually harassing staff, including instances of physical groping. An open letter, purportedly representing the viewpoints of 21 current and former employees, claims that a number of high-ranking executives engaged in consistent inappropriate behavior …
Amidst the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, Amazon has made a noteworthy move by purchasing the iconic Lord & Taylor flagship building in New York City. Despite finalizing the deal just a day before the pandemic hit, Amazon has remained committed to its investment and is now preparing to transform the historic building into …
Amazon’s cloud unit is dedicating $100 million to establish a center aimed at assisting companies in leveraging generative artificial intelligence (AI). This move comes following the success of OpenAI’s ChatGPT chatbot, which has gained significant traction in recent months. While the investment may seem modest for a company with $64 billion in cash and substantial …
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has filed a lawsuit against Amazon, accusing the company of deceiving customers into signing up for its Prime program and making it difficult for them to cancel. The FTC alleges that Amazon used deceptive tactics, known as “dark patterns,” to push customers into enrolling in Prime without their consent. The …
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has taken legal action against Amazon, accusing the e-commerce giant of deceiving customers and hindering their attempts to cancel their Prime subscriptions. The FTC claims that Amazon violated the FTC Act and the Restore Online Shoppers’ Confidence Act by employing deceptive design tactics known as dark patterns to manipulate users …