Getty Images Bezos and Sanchez have been in a relationship since 2019 It’s the wedding that everyone is talking about – US tech billionaire Jeff Bezos is set to marry TV presenter Lauren Sanchez, and the million-dollar party in Venice has caused quite a stir. Activists have been protesting against the event, with “No Space...
Fred Smith, founder of the US parcel delivery giant Federal Express, has died at the age of 80, the company has announced. Mr Smith founded the firm in 1973 having previously served in the US Marine Corps. He ran the company as CEO until 2022. “Fred was more than just the pioneer of an industry...
Peter Hoskins Business reporter, BBC News Pavel Durov/Instagram The multi-billionaire founder of instant messaging app Telegram, Pavel Durov, says he has fathered more than 100 children. “The clinic, where I started donating sperm 15 years ago to help a friend, told me that more than 100 babies had been conceived this way in 12 countries,”...
Microsoft founder Bill Gates says that most of his $200bn (£150bn) fortune will be spent on improving health and education services in Africa over the next 20 years. The 69-year-old said that “by unleashing human potential through health and education, every country in Africa should be on a path to prosperity”. Speaking in Ethiopia’s capital...
Reddit founder Alexis Ohanian has bought a stake in Women’s Super League champions Chelsea. Ohanian, who is the husband of American tennis star Serena Williams, will have a seat on the club’s board after purchasing a 8-10% share, believed to be worth around £20m. In a post to X, external, Ohanian said: “I’ve bet big...
The founder of the Kwik Fit garage chain, Sir Tom Farmer, has died at the age of 84. The Edinburgh-born businessman died peacefully at his home in the city on Friday, his family said. He built the company into the world’s biggest independent tyre and automotive chain, selling it to Ford for £1bn in 1999....
Julia Gregory BBC News, South West BBC Devon Air Ambulance founder Ann Ralli says it will be important to have the 168 staff under one roof Devon’s Air Ambulance founder has said it is crucial for the charity to have a new headquarters and air base. Ann Ralli said: “We not only have to keep...