Tonight Jimmy Kimmel gave his two cents on the return of Broadway, Jeff Bezos’s latest passion project, Caitlyn Jennifer’s struggle in the polls and more.
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Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorSports media and entertainment startup Overtime has raised $80 million in Series C funding — from a diverse investor group that includes Amazon mega-billionaire Jeff Bezos, Drake and more than two dozen NBA players — to fund its expansion into new areas, including the debut of a high-school basketball league later this year.Founded in 2016, Overtime has now raised more than $140 million in funding to date.
The Brooklyn-based company now has more than 125
.Tonight Jimmy Kimmel gave his two cents on the return of Broadway, Jeff Bezos’s latest passion project, Caitlyn Jennifer’s struggle in the polls and more.
Amazon founder and one of the richest people in the world, Jeff Bezos recently splurged on a big purchase! According to resorts via Bloomberg, the Amazon CEO has purchased a new luxury yacht for a whopping 500 million USD.
Dogecoin hit an all-time high this week and it is now worth more than Ford, BP and Tesco amid a crypto market frenzy. Still valued at more than $0.
Dogecoin hit an all-time high this week and it is now worth more than Ford, BP and Tesco amid a crypto market frenzy. Still valued at more than $0.
Bill and Melinda Gates are to divorce after 27 years of marriage has come as a shock in the worlds of philanthropy and technology. In a joint statement posted to Twitter on Monday, the couple wrote: “After a great deal of thought and a lot of work on our relationship, we have made the decision to end our marriage.
The personal finance service Wealthsimple has gotten a big new round of funding, with some big Canadian names among the investors.
Amazon is finally shedding some light on how many of the company's users watch Amazon Prime Video programming.
Amazon blew the doors off all expectations for earnings in the first quarter, helped by comparisons with a year-ago period hit by Covid-19 but also the eruption of several business lines.
Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorAmazon knocked the cover off the ball again in the first quarter of 2021 — and released a new data point: More than 175 million Prime members have streamed TV shows and movies in the past year.Founder Jeff Bezos revealed the new figure in announcing the Q1 results, adding that Prime Video streaming hours are up more than 70% year over year.
Donald Trump.Flatiron Books announced Wednesday that it had acquired Baron's “Collision of Power: Trump, Bezos, and The Washington Post." The Post is owned by Amazon.com founder and frequent Trump target Jeff Bezos.Baron will explore his eight years with the paper and look into larger issues of the press and its role in democracy.“Marty Baron has had an unparalleled career in journalism, overseeing some of the most consequential news coverage in a generation," Flatiron editor Zachary Wagman said
Elon Musk is rich – very, very rich.
The multi-billionaires are fighting! Elon Musk couldn’t resist poking fun at Jeff Bezos, after Elon’s SpaceX company won out over Jeff’s Blue Origin company in a bidding war over a $2.9 billion contract from NASA to build a moon lander for the Artemis moon program, which will allow 18 astronauts to make missions to the moon.
Kanye West, a close friend of the late rapper DMX - raised USD 1 million for the late rapper’s family through the sale Tribute T-shirts designed by Balenciaga. According to TMZ, Kanye West’s very own fashion brand Yeezy, commissioned Balenciaga to design the T-shirt that were sold at USD 200 a piece, were sold out in 24 hours over the weekend.
SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been announced as the host of Saturday Night Live on 8th May but not everyone is eager to see the South African entrepreneur front the show. Musk will be appearing alongside musician Miley Cyrus on the show in two weeks time and given his antics on Twitter, shouldn’t come as a huge shock to anyone.
Amazon chief Jeff Bezos and Robert Downey Jr.Environmental-and sustainability-focused investing is not only a popular growth sector; it’s also a path for entertainment industry figures to use their influence to draw attention to an organization, product or service that reflects a larger cause.The urgent need to slow the rate of global warming, to clean microplastics from the world’s oceans, to guard against deforestation, to protect air and water quality and improve the yield of crops to keep up
Brooklyn-based sports startup Overtime has raised $80 million in Series C funding from investors including Bezos Expeditions (the personal investment company of Jeff Bezos), Drake and more than 25 current and former NBA stars including Trae Young, Devin Booker, Klay Thompson and Pau Gasol.