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Come on, Amazon! The implications of the tech giant’s abrupt decision to nix its NYC HQ2

by Todd Bishop on February 14, 2019February 14, 2019 at 12:58 pmComment

Amazon spent more than a year looking for its “HQ2,” planning to establish a second headquarters equal to its Seattle home, before surprising everybody by instead splitting the giant project… Read More

Amazon’s birthplace for sale: Home where Jeff Bezos started company listed for nearly $1.5M

by Todd Bishop on February 11, 2019February 11, 2019 at 1:57 pm 3 Comments

Silicon Valley might have the HP Garage, but Seattle has the Amazon Mailbox. Amazon’s first home, a residential property at 10704 N.E. 28th St. in Bellevue, Wash., was listed for… Read More

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Nudes judgment: ‘Saturday Night Live’ mocks the Jeff Bezos and National Enquirer selfie saga

by Kurt Schlosser on February 10, 2019February 10, 2019 at 10:10 am1 Comment

If Jeff Bezos was looking to wind down after his interesting news week with the distraction of a little late-night comedy television, well, “Saturday Night Live” probably wasn’t the place… Read More

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‘Day 1’ Distraction: National Enquirer fight signals new era for Jeff Bezos, and maybe for Amazon

by Todd Bishop on February 8, 2019February 9, 2019 at 7:35 amComment

One of the most fascinating things about Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is that building one of the world’s most successful companies was merely a first step. He founded a space… Read More

Jeff Bezos accuses National Enquirer of extortion over threat to publish naked photos of Amazon CEO

by Kurt Schlosser on February 7, 2019February 8, 2019 at 8:14 am 11 Comments

Updated below with American Media Inc. statement. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has published a remarkable new response in his ongoing feud with the National Enquirer, accusing the publication and its… Read More

Washington Post untangles a complex web behind the National Enquirer’s Jeff Bezos exposé

by Monica Nickelsburg on February 6, 2019February 6, 2019 at 1:29 pm 22 Comments

Jeff Bezos’ security chief has a theory that would explain how a supermarket tabloid obtained intimate text messages between the Amazon CEO and the woman he’s been seeing. It’s a… Read More

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Super Bowl ad recap: Bezos pushes Post message; T-Mobile offers freebies; Xbox and Alexa score big

by Kurt Schlosser on February 4, 2019February 4, 2019 at 10:38 amComment

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos didn’t show up in his company’s latest Super Bowl ad for Alexa. But his message was heard through a powerful ad for one of his other… Read More

Amazon reportedly eyes Middle East expansion

by Nat Levy on January 29, 2019January 29, 2019 at 10:46 am1 Comment

Amazon appears to have found its next area for e-commerce expansion: the Middle East. CNBC reports that Amazon has been reaching out to large third-party sellers in North America, telling… Read More

The Jeff Bezos portfolio: Here’s how the Amazon chief has invested billions

by Taylor Soper on January 28, 2019January 29, 2019 at 10:18 amComment

Jeff Bezos is the richest person on earth. He amassed the world’s largest individual fortune largely thanks to his shares in Amazon, the e-commerce giant he started more than two… Read More

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Blue Origin sends NASA-backed payloads to space and back on suborbital rocket ship

by Alan Boyle on January 23, 2019January 23, 2019 at 7:24 pmComment

Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture sent eight NASA-sponsored scientific payloads to the edge of space and back on its New Shepard suborbital spaceship, marking another step toward… Read More

Jeff Bezos on going to space vs. making Earth better: ‘It shouldn’t be either-or’

by Alan Boyle on January 19, 2019January 27, 2019 at 1:53 pm 2 Comments

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Jeff Bezos, the world’s richest person and the founder of Amazon as well as the Blue Origin space venture, defended his billion-dollar-a-year expense on space travel here… Read More

I read MacKenzie Bezos’ books, and this is what I learned

by Molly Brown on January 19, 2019January 19, 2019 at 10:33 am 4 Comments

She was an aspiring fiction writer with an audacious start along that path. She pursued creative writing at Princeton, and studied and worked as a research assistant for Nobel prize-winning… Read More

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Facebook, groceries and … divorce? Catch up on the week’s big stories with the GeekWire Podcast

by Todd Bishop on January 12, 2019January 15, 2019 at 8:10 pmComment

We’re back! John Cook, Monica Nickelsburg and Todd Bishop get the GeekWire Podcast rolling for 2019 with our weekly news discussion, exploring the potential implications of Jeff Bezos’ divorce for… Read More

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Bezos divorce highlights hidden challenge for company founders: keeping their marriages intact

by Kurt Schlosser on January 11, 2019January 11, 2019 at 10:10 am 7 Comments

If creating and running a successful business isn’t challenging enough for many entrepreneurs, it can be mind-boggling to think about what it takes to do that and maintain a healthy… Read More

The $100 billion question: What will happen to Bezos and Allen fortunes as they change hands?

by Monica Nickelsburg on January 9, 2019January 9, 2019 at 1:08 pm1 Comment

Although the passing of a loved one and the dissolution of a marriage are deeply personal experiences, they inevitably raise questions for the broader community when they occur in the… Read More

Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos plan to divorce after 25 years of marriage

by Todd Bishop on January 9, 2019January 9, 2019 at 10:17 am 9 Comments

Jeff Bezos and his wife, MacKenzie Bezos, announced this morning via the Amazon CEO’s personal Twitter account that they’ve decided to divorce after 25 years of marriage. “As our family… Read More

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Billionaires leave space legacies: Jeff Bezos, Paul Allen join ‘Legends of Aviation’

by Alan Boyle on January 8, 2019January 19, 2019 at 9:07 amComment

Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos has racked up another round of recognition for his role on the space frontier: Next week he’ll be inducted into the Living Legends of Aviation, alongside… Read More

Buckaroo Bezos: Amazon CEO looks giddy as he rides horse into Western store in Colorado

by Kurt Schlosser on January 2, 2019January 2, 2019 at 9:19 amComment

We’ve seen his lucky cowboy boots kicked up against the side of a Blue Origin crew capsule, and now Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has actually hopped aboard another mode of… Read More

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VIDEO: Our favorite GeekWire moments of 2018

by Starla Sampaco on December 31, 2018January 1, 2019 at 10:51 amComment

In this episode of TLDR, we’re taking a look back at some of our favorite and most fun GeekWire moments of 2018. It was a big year for our reporters… Read More

Trump thanks Apple’s Tim Cook for jobs expansion, but where’s the love for Jeff Bezos and HQ2?

by Kurt Schlosser on December 14, 2018December 14, 2018 at 11:33 am 4 Comments

It’s a lot to ask to expect praise from President Donald Trump on Twitter. But the president did manage to tweet out a very real “thank you” to Apple CEO… Read More

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What’s next for commercial spaceflight? Passengers will soon get their turn

by Alan Boyle on December 14, 2018December 14, 2018 at 3:00 pmComment

MOJAVE, Calif. — The first suborbital space passenger is less likely to be a billionaire like Virgin Galactic’s Richard Branson or Blue Origin’s Jeff Bezos, and more likely to be… Read More

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The team behind Bezos-backed 10,000 Year Clock is looking forward to visitors

by Alan Boyle on December 9, 2018December 10, 2018 at 10:31 am 5 Comments

With $42 million in funding from Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos, the Long Now Foundation can afford to take the long view about a massive clock designed to run for 10,000… Read More

Stop the presses! WaPo employees tell HuffPo what they think of Amazon, that other Bezos company

by Kurt Schlosser on December 6, 2018December 6, 2018 at 3:49 pm1 Comment

Getting Amazon employees to talk candidly about their company isn’t the easiest assignment in journalism. But what if you technically don’t work for Amazon, and yet the tech giant’s CEO… Read More

Analysis: Amazon reaches $1 trillion in cumulative revenue at record pace for tech industry

by James Thorne on November 20, 2018November 20, 2018 at 10:33 amComment

Add this to the list of things Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has to be thankful for this Thanksgiving: $1 trillion in revenue over 25 years. According to an analysis by… Read More

Jeff Bezos has a new ‘shadow:’ Amazon forecasting executive Wei Gao

by Clare McGrane on November 19, 2018November 19, 2018 at 4:46 pmComment

Jeff Bezos has appointed a veteran Amazon manager as his new technical adviser, also known as his “shadow”: Wei Gao, the company’s former vice president of forecasting. Gao has been with… Read More

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Steve Carell as Jeff Bezos on ‘Saturday Night Live’ trolls Trump just days after Amazon picks HQ2 sites

by Kurt Schlosser on November 18, 2018November 18, 2018 at 12:49 am 2 Comments

Amazon announced its intentions this week to go live from New York with one of its new headquarters locations. On late-night television, Jeff Bezos, as played by host Steve Carell,… Read More

‘I predict one day Amazon will fail’: Jeff Bezos offers sobering message amid tech giant’s growth

by Kurt Schlosser on November 16, 2018November 16, 2018 at 10:49 am 3 Comments

As competitors crumble under the pressure to keep up in the age of online retail, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos had a message for employees who think the fate of Sears… Read More

Dan Primack is right: Amazon has not sparked a startup wave in Seattle

by John Cook on November 14, 2018November 14, 2018 at 8:27 am 12 Comments

Dan Primack is one of my favorite journalists on the startup and venture capital beat, and his Pro Rata newsletter at Axios is a must read each morning, if you… Read More

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Amazon announces HQ2 cities, splitting second headquarters as extraordinary contest concludes

by Monica Nickelsburg on November 13, 2018November 13, 2018 at 8:26 am 3 Comments

ARLINGTON, Va. — After more than a year of reconnaissance, frenzied speculation, and non-stop media coverage, Amazon’s remarkable “HQ2” search is over. But the high-stakes project really is just beginning,… Read More

Jeff Bezos unveils Amazon Prime Air’s flying tribute to veterans: Valor

by Alan Boyle on November 12, 2018November 12, 2018 at 6:44 pmComment

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is big on veterans, and in honor of Veterans Day, he presided over the vet-friendly christening of Valor, Amazon Air’s 40th Boeing 767 freighter. In a… Read More

Come on, Amazon! The implications of the tech giant’s abrupt decision to nix its NYC HQ2

Amazon’s birthplace for sale: Home where Jeff Bezos started company listed for nearly $1.5M

Nudes judgment: ‘Saturday Night Live’ mocks the Jeff Bezos and National Enquirer selfie saga

‘Day 1’ Distraction: National Enquirer fight signals new era for Jeff Bezos, and maybe for Amazon

Jeff Bezos accuses National Enquirer of extortion over threat to publish naked photos of Amazon CEO

Washington Post untangles a complex web behind the National Enquirer’s Jeff Bezos exposé

Super Bowl ad recap: Bezos pushes Post message; T-Mobile offers freebies; Xbox and Alexa score big

Amazon reportedly eyes Middle East expansion

The Jeff Bezos portfolio: Here’s how the Amazon chief has invested billions

Blue Origin sends NASA-backed payloads to space and back on suborbital rocket ship

Jeff Bezos on going to space vs. making Earth better: ‘It shouldn’t be either-or’

I read MacKenzie Bezos’ books, and this is what I learned

Facebook, groceries and … divorce? Catch up on the week’s big stories with the GeekWire Podcast

Bezos divorce highlights hidden challenge for company founders: keeping their marriages intact

The $100 billion question: What will happen to Bezos and Allen fortunes as they change hands?

Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos plan to divorce after 25 years of marriage

Billionaires leave space legacies: Jeff Bezos, Paul Allen join ‘Legends of Aviation’

Buckaroo Bezos: Amazon CEO looks giddy as he rides horse into Western store in Colorado

Trump thanks Apple’s Tim Cook for jobs expansion, but where’s the love for Jeff Bezos and HQ2?

What’s next for commercial spaceflight? Passengers will soon get their turn

The team behind Bezos-backed 10,000 Year Clock is looking forward to visitors

Stop the presses! WaPo employees tell HuffPo what they think of Amazon, that other Bezos company

Analysis: Amazon reaches $1 trillion in cumulative revenue at record pace for tech industry

Jeff Bezos has a new ‘shadow:’ Amazon forecasting executive Wei Gao

Steve Carell as Jeff Bezos on ‘Saturday Night Live’ trolls Trump just days after Amazon picks HQ2 sites

‘I predict one day Amazon will fail’: Jeff Bezos offers sobering message amid tech giant’s growth

Dan Primack is right: Amazon has not sparked a startup wave in Seattle

Amazon announces HQ2 cities, splitting second headquarters as extraordinary contest concludes

Jeff Bezos unveils Amazon Prime Air’s flying tribute to veterans: Valor

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