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Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos is being slammed for his "despicable" comments following his space flight Tuesday, in which he thanked Amazon employees and customers for financing his trip — including from many lawmakers who have urged the billionaire to pay his share of taxes here on Earth.

Jeff Bezos successfully flew to space and back with his crew on his Blue Origin rocket, bringing space tourism one step closer to the mainstream.

A federal regulator has sued Amazon in what is says is an effort to "force" the online retail giant into recalling hazardous products sold on the site. But Amazon says it had already pulled most all of the products ahead of the lawsuit.

Blue Origin revealed Thursday that Oliver Daemen, an 18-year-old student and aspiring pilot, will join Amazon founder Jeff Bezos on the firm’s inaugural space flight later this month.

More than 150 companies including Apple, Amazon, Google and Facebook urged lawmakers to introduce and pass legislation reforming voting rights in a letter signed on Wednesday.

Amazon has committed to hiring 100,000 veterans and military spouses over the next two and a half years.

It was the second broad disruption since late June when users experienced a brief outage on Amazon platforms including Alexa and Prime Video before services were restored.

Apple's stock return has laggard its large-cap tech peers which are on fire.

Daniel Koh, the Department of Labor’s chief of staff, divested his holdings in Amazon on Friday after his personal financial disclosures revealed he owned a significant stake in the e-commerce giant, according to multiple reports.

Jeff Bezos, the richest man in the world, publicly endorsed President Biden's plan to dramatically raise taxes on wealthy Americans and corporations, even as Amazon lobbied behind the scenes to preserve a tax loophole that's allowed it to reduce its liability, according to a new report.

Quentin Tarantino took a jab at Amazon and Apple while promoting his affinity for free-to-watch movies on YouTube. 

Zachary Fowler is floating a new way to entertain his 945,000 YouTube subscribers: He “abandoned” himself on an island with nothing but a shovel, utility knife and two boxes of duct tape to help him create a kayak from scratch.

Jeff Bezos remains Amazon's biggest shareholder after stepping aside as CEO.

Amazon investors cheer new CEO Andy Jassy as stock climbs.