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If you didn’t know us regular people are now traveling to space. Jeff Bezos Blue Origin rocket has two trips to space in the history books. The last mission which took place at the beginning of October included actor William Shatner. Shatner is the oldest person to travel to space at 90 years of age. […]
According to a letter from yesterday to Andy Jassy, who succeeded Bezos as CEO back in July, five members of a congressional committee say Jeff Bezos and other Amazon executives misled lawmakers and may have lied under oath. House lawmakers are asking Amazon for evidence in light of news reports about the company’s special treatment […]
Twitch, the popular game streaming service, has confirmed that they have suffered what seems to be a major data breach. This game streaming service owned by Amazon has more than 7 million creators streaming every month. Twitch took to Twitter to share the news: We can confirm a breach has taken place. Our teams are […]
Film Icon and comedian Eddie Murphy has signed a three-picture and first-look film deal with Amazon Studios. The original film projects for Prime Video, could have Murphy star in them also. Amazon acquired Murphy’s “Coming 2 America” from Paramount Pictures during the pandemic, shelling out $125 million for the distribution rights. The film was a hit […]
Actor/comedian Eddie Murphy just closed the deal with Amazon studios to produce 3 movies. Eddie Murphy will star in all 3 films for Amazon studios. The deal happened after Eddie Murphy released his anticipated sequel to “Coming To America” which was the number one streamed movie on the weekend that it was released. Eddie Murphy […]
British Billionaire Richard Branson (who owns Virgin Group, a company that owns several others such as Virgin mobile) started to test his brand new rocket over New Mexico. His company, Virgin Galactic, funded this rocket and Branson became the first person to ride into space. His aim is to eventually have ‘space tourism.’ However, prior […]
Amazon said earlier this week that they will no longer test job applicants for marijuana. In the past, they have disqualified individuals looking for a job who tested positive for weed. Amazon is the second-largest private employer in the country as Walmart is in the top spot. The company said that it is for the […]
The 2021 Atlantic hurricane season is among us and Amazon just released a statement that they will be working with Red Cross on a brand new disaster relief program. Alicia Boler Davis, vice president of Global Customer Fulfillment at Amazon stated: “Our disaster relief and response team is partnering with global humanitarian relief organizations to leverage […]
Well, Amazon just leveled up its movie game big time! Amazon just inked a deal and acquired MGM for $8.45 billion. MGM is one of the most iconic and oldest film studios in the world. It has produced huge movie franchises like James Bond, Rocky, and Creed. The deal will give expand the Amazon Prime […]
“Them” the anthology series on Amazon was the second most-watched original program during the week of its release. According to the latest Nielsen streaming ratings, the series was especially popular with Black audiences. The most viewed program (minutes-wise) among the SVOD Top 10 for Black homes. 60 percent of Them’s viewership was driven by Black households. […]