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Who has the right to use an Amazon domain name? The people who live there or a company with the same name?
Some, like Melinda Gates and Priscilla Chan, became affluent through marriage. Others, like Oprah Winfrey, earned fortunes on their own.
When the only fixes getting funded are designed to leave the status quo intact, the results of philanthropy inevitably fall short.
Australia’s unemployment rate may have to fall much more before we see any wages growth.
The US$2 billion that the Amazon founder and his wife are donating to help the homeless and educate young kids may appear selfless. But this money may also soften calls to raise taxes on the rich.
With such an enormous challenge, where would it make sense to start? We looked into our archives for stories on what it would take to eradicate homelessness in the US today.
Iridium’s latest launch brings its next-generation satellite network close to completion. But will it be put to the sword by a whole set of smaller rivals?
Jeff Bezos plans to charge US$200,000-300,000 for a trip to outer space. And it’s going to cost him an astronomical amount of money.
How Jeff Bezos is plotting to take over the world – and why Amazon’s dominance in e-commerce could be a threat to innovation.
A clock designed to work for 10 millennia is being built – but what is the point of it?
There are about 2,000 billionaires in the world, controlling over $7.6 trillion. How does that compare to the income of an average American?
Private companies are increasingly challenging national space agencies in a new space race, which comes with great opportunities but also huge risks.
There are some benefits to the uptick in billionaire newspaper and magazine owners, who can weather short-term losses for the sake of long-term gains. But whose interests are really being served?
An expert in the charity sector responds to Jeff Bezos’s request for advice on how to give his money away.
Amazon’s founder turned to Twitter to crowdsource ideas for his charitable giving. This populist approach and his preference for short-term results set Jeff Bezos apart from other mega-donors.
Amazon’s voice-controlled personal assistant device is coming to the UK and bringing smart homes with it.
Books contain ideas. They enable minds to shine. Our publishing industry is under pressure on many fronts – yet cultural matters seem of little significance to the federal government.
Space is now big business. But is that good – or bad – news for NASA?
Is the recent exposé of the harsh working conditions at Amazon all that surprising?
Top contributors
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Professor of Strategy and Security Studies, Air University
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UNESCO Chair in AI Ethics & Governance, IE University
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Frey Foundation Chair for Family Philanthropy, Grand Valley State University
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Professor of Public Administration, Binghamton University, State University of New York
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Professor of Strategy, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick
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Coleman Chair Professor of Marketing and Director of Research, Texas A&M University
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Lecturer in Philosophy, University of Kent
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Professor of Organisation Studies, University of Bristol
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Associate Professor of Mathematics, College of the Holy Cross
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Reader in Law, Univeristy of Manchester, University of Manchester
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Director, Monash University Publishing, Monash University
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Professor of Space Law and Policy, Northumbria University, Newcastle
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Thomas and Dorothy Litwin Professor of American Studies and Dean of the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions, Cornell University
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University of Cape Town
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Director of UWA Centre for Software Practice, The University of Western Australia