20,000 women apply to become Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa’s girlfriend January 16, 2020 Applications to become Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa’s girlfriend have topped 20,000, streaming site AbemaTV said today. It comes ahead of a documentary which will follow Maezawa’s search for a “life partner” to take to the moon. The Japanese billionaire made headlines last September when it was announced that he will be the first private passenger [...]
Watch Tesla boss Elon Musk take his Cybertruck out for a spin December 9, 2019 Outspoken Tesla boss Elon Musk has yet again used his celebrity status to promote his latest product, taking the controversial Cybertruck out for a night on the town in Malibu. The eccentric billionaire, who was last week cleared of defamation for calling a British cave diver a “pedo guy” on Twitter, arrived at paparazzi hotspot [...]
Elon Musk defamation trial: Tesla founder says ‘pedo guy’ tweet was ‘off the cuff’ December 4, 2019 Elon Musk insisted that his “pedo guy” Twitter comment directed a British diver involved with the rescue of 12 boys from a cave in Thailand was “off the cuff” as he wrapped up two days of testimony at his defamation trial today. The billionaire businessman apologised again to Vernon Unsworth, the diver who is seeking [...]
Virgin Galactic shares blast off as Sir Richard Branson’s firm makes New York Stock Exchange debut October 28, 2019 Sir Richard Branson’s space tourism venture, Virgin Galactic, has taken off on the New York Stock Exchange this afternoon, with shares soaring more than eight per cent in early trading. The company completed a merger with a US investment vehicle late on Friday, making it the first commercial space venture to go public. Branson, who [...]
Virgin Galactic brings space tourism to public markets as New York float beckons October 27, 2019 Investors will get their first chance to buy into a space tourism firm tomorrow, when shares in Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic start trading in New York. The company tied the knot on a merger with a US investment vehicle late on Friday, meaning it will go public when markets open tomorrow, in what its [...]
DEBATE: Virgin Galactic is planning to float on the New York Stock Exchange – is going public a wise move? October 25, 2019 Virgin Galactic is planning to float on the New York Stock Exchange – is going public a wise move? John Mullins, associate professor of management practice at London Business School, says YES. It was exciting to learn that Sir Richard Branson is planning to float his space venture Virgin Galactic on the New York Stock [...]
Sir Richard Branson set to launch Virgin Galactic float on Monday October 24, 2019 Sir Richard Branson has announced that he is planning to float his space venture Virgin Galactic on the New York Stock Exchange on Monday. Branson said he hoped to be there to ring the bell himself as his space flight company becomes the first to go public next week. Read more: Boeing invests $20m in [...]
Space race: Boeing invests $20m in Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic as it prepares public listing October 8, 2019 Boeing is to invest $20m in Sir Richard Branson’s space-tourism venture Virgin Galactic, meaning it will have more money to take on rivals such as Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos in the commercial space race. Branson founded space venture Virgin Galactic in a bid to cash in on rising demand for space travel. He is [...]
Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic faces first investor vote of confidence on stock market listing September 8, 2019 Sir Richard Branson’s space tourism venture Virgin Galactic faces its first test of investor confidence in a proposed stock market float tomorrow. Would-be shareholders will vote on whether to back the entry via investment vehicle Social Capital Hedosophia (SCH), or whether to withdraw their cash entirely. Read more: Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic plots public listing [...]
European Space Agency spacecraft in near miss with Space X satellite September 3, 2019 A European Space Agency (ESA) spacecraft was forced to perform an emergency manoeuvre to avoid a collision with a satellite operated by Elon Musk’s Space X. The ESA said its Aeolus Earth observation satellite fired its thrusters to move it off a collision course with a satellite in Space X’s Starlink constellation. Read more: Watch [...]