Jeff Bezos

Jeff Bezos’ first job ad for Amazon turns 25 — here’s why it’s ‘very weak’ by modern standards

by Kurt Schlosser on August 22, 2019August 22, 2019 at 3:43 pmComment

A modern analysis of Jeff Bezos’ first-ever job ad for Amazon, posted 25 years ago today, shows that the ad would rate “very weak” by today’s standards and even offers… Read More

Jeff Bezos shows up on stage at Amazon’s epic employee concert, helps introduce Katy Perry

by Taylor Soper on August 20, 2019August 21, 2019 at 7:06 am 3 Comments

It was quite a Tuesday night for thousands of Amazon employees in Seattle as the tech giant took over CenturyLink Field for an epic evening that featured a Katy Perry… Read More

Bernie Sanders echoes Trump accusation that Amazon influences Washington Post coverage

by Monica Nickelsburg on August 13, 2019August 13, 2019 at 12:32 pm 5 Comments

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ ownership of The Washington Post is uniting two ideologically opposed politicians frustrated with the newspaper’s media coverage of them. U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders suggested on Monday… Read More

Jeff Bezos spotted at Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrinement ceremony — here’s the connection

by Kurt Schlosser on August 5, 2019August 5, 2019 at 5:57 pmComment

He hasn’t bought a franchise yet, but Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos rubbed shoulders with the NFL’s elite over the weekend as he took in the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s… Read More

Jeff Bezos touts a full-power firing of Blue Origin’s next-generation BE-4 rocket engine

by Alan Boyle on August 2, 2019August 2, 2019 at 9:41 pm 5 Comments

Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos is showing off a picture of his Blue Origin space venture’s BE-4 rocket engine going full blast during a hot-fire test in Texas. “BE-4 continues to… Read More

Update: Jeff Bezos sells $2.8B in Amazon stock as ownership stake in tech giant drops to 12%

by James Thorne on August 1, 2019August 6, 2019 at 8:05 amComment

Update, August 5: New filings published Monday by the SEC show that Bezos sold more than 500,000 shares of Amazon stock late last week, worth nearly $1 billion. Combined with… Read More

They choose to avoid the moon: Anti-space event in Seattle urges Bezos and others to focus on Earth

by Kurt Schlosser on July 19, 2019July 19, 2019 at 8:25 am 24 Comments

Daniel Smith is over the moon. As in, he’s kind of done hearing about it and the hype surrounding Saturday’s 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing. Smith isn’t a… Read More

From Prime location atop The Spheres in Seattle, Jeff Bezos thanks Amazon shoppers and workers

by Kurt Schlosser on July 16, 2019July 17, 2019 at 12:23 pm1 Comment

He could have sent an email. Or dropped a gift card in everyone’s mailbox. But instead, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos went with a little more drama to say thanks to… Read More

Leggo his Eggo: Jeff Bezos doesn’t waffle on his love for ‘Stranger Things’ as he binges Netflix hit

by Kurt Schlosser on July 8, 2019July 9, 2019 at 10:42 am1 Comment

Jeff Bezos may own his own streaming television network in the form of Amazon Prime Video, but he still found time this weekend to binge the competition’s hottest series. In… Read More

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Even Bill Gates pronounces ‘Bezos’ wrong — here’s how to say the Amazon CEO’s name

by Kurt Schlosser on June 24, 2019June 25, 2019 at 10:22 amComment

During Facetime chats with my dad, who lives on the other side of the country, he often makes reference to big changes in Seattle by asking, “What’s BEE-zos building now?”… Read More

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Jeff Bezos explains how going to the moon is harder now than it was for JFK in 1962

by Alan Boyle on June 19, 2019June 20, 2019 at 8:58 pm 4 Comments

Back in 1962, President John F. Kennedy said he chose to have Americans go to the moon not because it was easy, but because it was hard. Today, billionaire Jeff… Read More

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Jeff Bezos explains Amazon’s bet on Project Kuiper satellites — and copes with an onstage protest

by Alan Boyle on June 6, 2019June 8, 2019 at 10:00 pm1 Comment

LAS VEGAS — For the first time in public, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos explained the rationale for his risky Project Kuiper satellite broadband venture, during a fireside chat that was… Read More

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos gets a laugh out of his round with a robotic arm at re:MARS conference

by Alan Boyle on June 5, 2019June 8, 2019 at 10:02 pmComment

LAS VEGAS — Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ handshake is at least as firm as a robotic hand’s grip. I found that out for myself today at Amazon’s inaugural re:MARS conference,… Read More

Jeff Bezos really does love New York: Months after Amazon ditched city, CEO drops $80M on 3 condos

by Kurt Schlosser on June 5, 2019June 5, 2019 at 11:55 am1 Comment

Amazon may have walked away from New York City and plans to locate a sizable chunk of HQ2 there, but CEO Jeff Bezos is apparently moving on up, with the… Read More

MacKenzie Bezos promises to give away half her fortune, highlighting Jeff Bezos’ absence from ‘Giving Pledge’

by Monica Nickelsburg on May 28, 2019May 28, 2019 at 10:16 am1 Comment

One of the richest women in the world will give the majority of her fortune away to charity. MacKenzie Bezos has signed The Giving Pledge, a commitment that hundreds of… Read More

Amazon shareholder proposals on climate and facial recognition won about 30 percent of vote

by Todd Bishop on May 24, 2019May 25, 2019 at 10:16 amComment

Updated below with full results and news release from Amazon employees who backed climate resolution. Amazon announced this week that shareholders voted down all eleven proposals up for consideration at… Read More

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Jeff Bezos, can you take my return? Inside one of the most unusual Amazon annual meetings ever

by Todd Bishop on May 23, 2019May 24, 2019 at 10:33 am1 Comment

Amazon Prime member Evie Schwerin ordered a Haggadah, the Jewish text traditionally read at Passover Seder, before realizing that she already had what she needed. But due to issues including… Read More

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How to think like Amazon: New book from former exec helps others learn from tech giant

by Todd Bishop on May 22, 2019May 22, 2019 at 7:49 am1 Comment

Amazon critics will gather outside the tech giant’s shareholder meeting Wednesday morning in Seattle to protest the company’s actions on a variety of fronts. But when it comes to Amazon’s… Read More

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos shows enthusiasm for auto industry at all-hands meeting, report says

by James Thorne on May 21, 2019May 21, 2019 at 2:05 pmComment

Jeff Bezos has set his sights on yet another industry. The Amazon CEO told employees in March that he’s “very excited” about the technological revolution happening in the auto business,… Read More

Jeff Bezos moves some earth to break ground on new $1.5B Amazon Prime Air hub near Cincinnati

by Kurt Schlosser on May 14, 2019May 14, 2019 at 6:54 pmComment

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos hopped into a front-end loader to “move some earth” as the tech giant broke ground Tuesday on a new 3-million-square-foot air cargo hub at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky… Read More

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Blue Moon and beyond: How Jeff Bezos plans to take civilization to space, starting with lunar colony

by Todd Bishop & Alan Boyle on May 12, 2019May 12, 2019 at 11:13 am 2 Comments

It’s our choice: a finite world with limited resources, or an infinite universe with unlimited potential. Those were the options presented by Jeff Bezos this week he laid out his… Read More

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Jeff Bezos unveils Blue Moon lunar lander and shares updated vision for Blue Origin

by Alan Boyle on May 9, 2019May 28, 2019 at 11:19 am 2 Comments

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos today laid out the architecture for missions to the moon aimed at supporting NASA’s goal of landing astronauts on the lunar surface by… Read More

Company run by world’s 4th richest person invests in company run by world’s richest person

by Nat Levy on May 3, 2019May 3, 2019 at 10:57 amComment

Famed investor Warren Buffett has long been a fan of Amazon but never invested in the tech giant, until now. His company Berkshire Hathaway finally took the plunge and bought… Read More

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Blue Origin sends dozens of payloads to space — and looks ahead to sending people

by Alan Boyle on May 2, 2019May 2, 2019 at 6:34 pm1 Comment

Blue Origin, the space venture founded by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, today sent dozens of science experiments and other payloads to space and back on its suborbital New Shepard rocket… Read More

Blue Origin tweets picture from Antarctic expedition, hinting at moon mission

by Alan Boyle on April 26, 2019April 26, 2019 at 10:18 am1 Comment

Is Jeff Bezos planning to send a lander to the moon’s south pole? It’s possible to leap to that conclusion, based on an enigmatic tweet from Blue Origin, the Amazon… Read More

Stuck on a familiar rant: 2 graffiti stickers illustrate Seattle’s ‘complicated relationship with big tech’

by Kurt Schlosser on April 17, 2019April 18, 2019 at 10:46 am 2 Comments

It’s tough to pass any light pole or street sign in Seattle these days without noticing that many of them have been sprayed or scribbled or stickered with one message… Read More

Jeff Bezos challenges retail giants to match (or beat!) Amazon’s $15/hour minimum wage and benefits

by Todd Bishop on April 11, 2019April 11, 2019 at 8:20 am1 Comment

Amazon last fall raised its minimum wage to $15/hour for its U.S. workers, after facing pressure from Sen. Bernie Sanders and others to boost compensation in its fulfillment centers and… Read More

Jeff Bezos uses annual Amazon letter as antitrust antidote: ‘Third-party sellers are kicking our first party butt. Badly.’

by Todd Bishop on April 11, 2019April 11, 2019 at 6:05 amComment

Amazon is getting trounced by third-party sellers on its platform, has weathered some spectacular failures in the process of building its business, and “remains a small player in global retail.”… Read More

Early Amazon investor Tom Alberg to leave board, 23 years after betting on Jeff Bezos’ little startup

by Taylor Soper on April 11, 2019April 11, 2019 at 10:31 am1 Comment

More than 23 years after betting on a small startup called Amazon.com, Tom Alberg, the company’s longest-standing board member, is stepping down. Alberg, 79, was one of Amazon’s earliest investors… Read More

Meow! Elon Musk calls Jeff Bezos a satellite copycat — and gets called out

by Alan Boyle on April 10, 2019April 10, 2019 at 10:38 am 4 Comments

The fur is flying in the broadband internet satellite race. It all started when we found out that Amazon was planning its own 3,236-satellite constellation to provide global internet access.… Read More

Jeff Bezos’ first job ad for Amazon turns 25 — here’s why it’s ‘very weak’ by modern standards

Jeff Bezos shows up on stage at Amazon’s epic employee concert, helps introduce Katy Perry

Bernie Sanders echoes Trump accusation that Amazon influences Washington Post coverage

Jeff Bezos spotted at Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrinement ceremony — here’s the connection

Jeff Bezos touts a full-power firing of Blue Origin’s next-generation BE-4 rocket engine

Update: Jeff Bezos sells $2.8B in Amazon stock as ownership stake in tech giant drops to 12%

They choose to avoid the moon: Anti-space event in Seattle urges Bezos and others to focus on Earth

From Prime location atop The Spheres in Seattle, Jeff Bezos thanks Amazon shoppers and workers

Leggo his Eggo: Jeff Bezos doesn’t waffle on his love for ‘Stranger Things’ as he binges Netflix hit

Even Bill Gates pronounces ‘Bezos’ wrong — here’s how to say the Amazon CEO’s name

Jeff Bezos explains how going to the moon is harder now than it was for JFK in 1962

Jeff Bezos explains Amazon’s bet on Project Kuiper satellites — and copes with an onstage protest

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos gets a laugh out of his round with a robotic arm at re:MARS conference

Jeff Bezos really does love New York: Months after Amazon ditched city, CEO drops $80M on 3 condos

MacKenzie Bezos promises to give away half her fortune, highlighting Jeff Bezos’ absence from ‘Giving Pledge’

Amazon shareholder proposals on climate and facial recognition won about 30 percent of vote

Jeff Bezos, can you take my return? Inside one of the most unusual Amazon annual meetings ever

How to think like Amazon: New book from former exec helps others learn from tech giant

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos shows enthusiasm for auto industry at all-hands meeting, report says

Jeff Bezos moves some earth to break ground on new $1.5B Amazon Prime Air hub near Cincinnati

Blue Moon and beyond: How Jeff Bezos plans to take civilization to space, starting with lunar colony

Jeff Bezos unveils Blue Moon lunar lander and shares updated vision for Blue Origin

Company run by world’s 4th richest person invests in company run by world’s richest person

Blue Origin sends dozens of payloads to space — and looks ahead to sending people

Blue Origin tweets picture from Antarctic expedition, hinting at moon mission

Stuck on a familiar rant: 2 graffiti stickers illustrate Seattle’s ‘complicated relationship with big tech’

Jeff Bezos challenges retail giants to match (or beat!) Amazon’s $15/hour minimum wage and benefits

Jeff Bezos uses annual Amazon letter as antitrust antidote: ‘Third-party sellers are kicking our first party butt. Badly.’

Early Amazon investor Tom Alberg to leave board, 23 years after betting on Jeff Bezos’ little startup

Meow! Elon Musk calls Jeff Bezos a satellite copycat — and gets called out

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