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Bezos-backed 10,000 Year Clock may open for tours in 00002 years, project chief says

by Alan Boyle on December 9, 2018December 9, 2018 at 3:57 pm1 Comment

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

Amazon’s second home? GeekWire treks from Seattle to Virginia for new insights into HQ2 search

by Monica Nickelsburg on November 12, 2018November 14, 2018 at 6:53 am1 Comment

ARLINGTON, Va. — Why not? What if? It’s hard not to read those words, emblazoned on a piece of street art concealing a construction project in Arlington’s Crystal City, as… Read More

Dual Amazon HQ2s would depart from original promise of ‘full equal’ second headquarters

by Monica Nickelsburg on November 5, 2018November 6, 2018 at 7:07 am1 Comment

When Jeff Bezos revealed his plans to open a second Amazon headquarters last September, he said, “we expect HQ2 to be a full equal to our Seattle headquarters.” The announcement… Read More

With Amazon HQ2 pick imminent, past comments show Jeff Bezos repeatedly making the case for an urban campus

by Monica Nickelsburg on October 29, 2018October 29, 2018 at 7:13 am 4 Comments

The grand reveal of the city where Amazon will build its second headquarters is expected any day, and some prognosticators are betting Northern Virginia will take home the massive economic… Read More

Jeff Bezos-owned Washington Post plans greater push into tech reporting — including Amazon

by Nat Levy on October 25, 2018October 25, 2018 at 9:28 amComment

The Washington Post is expanding its coverage of the technology industry, including a focus on Jeff Bezos’ other company. The Post posted openings for 12 jobs this morning for editors,… Read More

Bezos and other Amazon execs back Colorado Republican’s Senate re-election campaign

by Monica Nickelsburg on October 24, 2018October 24, 2018 at 3:58 pm1 Comment

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and other executives donated thousands of dollars to the re-election campaign of Sen. Cory Gardner, a Republican from Colorado, during the third quarter of this year.… Read More

Amazon ramps up lobbying to record levels ahead of HQ2 announcement

by Monica Nickelsburg on October 23, 2018October 23, 2018 at 11:48 amComment

Amazon has been steadily increasing its lobbying budget and taking a more central position on the national political stage while simultaneously searching for a city to plant its second headquarters.… Read More

‘You Are Jeff Bezos’ game lets you spend the Amazon CEO’s billions — and it’s not that easy

by Kurt Schlosser on October 22, 2018October 22, 2018 at 1:38 pm 2 Comments

The current Mega Millions frenzy that has everyone running around buying lottery tickets and dreaming of what they’d do with $1.6 billion is nothing compared to playing with 100 times… Read More

Dallas Cowboys owner would carry Jeff Bezos ‘piggyback’ to get him to buy Seattle Seahawks

by Kurt Schlosser on October 20, 2018October 20, 2018 at 6:45 pm1 Comment

In the wake of Paul Allen’s death last week, it’s too early to know much about the fate of the billionaire’s many varied holdings. And when it comes to the… Read More

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Attention, Earthlings: Jeff Bezos wants everybody to watch this classic video about settling off planet

by Kurt Schlosser on October 15, 2018October 15, 2018 at 1:32 pmComment

Jeff Bezos loves to talk about space. And in a talk about just that on Monday, he encouraged anyone who was listening to go listen to another classic talk about… Read More

Jeff Bezos defends big tech working with Department of Defense, one week after Google drops out of Pentagon contract

by Taylor Soper on October 15, 2018October 15, 2018 at 2:04 pmComment

Don’t expect Amazon to follow Google’s lead when it comes to working with the U.S. Department of Defense. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos made a surprise appearance at the Wired 25 conference… Read More

Philanthropy advice from Gates Foundation CEO to Jeff Bezos: ‘There’s no bad generosity’

by Clare McGrane on October 2, 2018October 2, 2018 at 11:11 am1 Comment

Amazon Founder and CEO Jeff Bezos is the richest person in the world, and now he’s facing a puzzling question: How should he give away some of his many billions?… Read More

Amazon raises its minimum wage to $15/hour, vows to lead push for higher U.S. minimum wage

by Todd Bishop on October 2, 2018October 2, 2018 at 6:35 am 3 Comments

“We listened to our critics, thought hard about what we wanted to do, and decided we want to lead.” With those words from Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, the tech giant… Read More

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Blue Origin’s BE-4 rocket engine wins United Launch Alliance’s key multibillion-dollar backing

by Alan Boyle on September 27, 2018October 6, 2018 at 11:04 pm1 Comment

After years of development and months of suspense, Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has won a high-stakes race to provide United Launch Alliance with its BE-4 rocket… Read More

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Transcript: ‘Chief slowdown officer’ Jeff Bezos shares Amazon management tips

by Alan Boyle on September 19, 2018September 20, 2018 at 9:53 am 2 Comments

When Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos spoke today at the Air Force Association’s 2018 Air, Space and Cyber Conference, his head wasn’t just up in the clouds. To be sure, he… Read More

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Jeff Bezos sells the Air Force on Blue Origin rockets and Amazon Web Services

by Alan Boyle on September 19, 2018September 19, 2018 at 9:00 pm1 Comment

Billionaire Jeff Bezos made a subtle sales pitch for Amazon Web Services as well as the New Glenn rockets being built by his Blue Origin space venture today during a… Read More

Amazon employees donate the most money to these political candidates and issues

by Monica Nickelsburg on September 19, 2018September 19, 2018 at 10:31 am 9 Comments

For hundreds of Amazon employees, blue isn’t just the color of the signature staff badges they wear to work. It’s a political identity. Since 2006, 90 percent of the Amazon… Read More

Salesforce co-founder Marc Benioff and his wife Lynne Benioff to buy Time magazine for $190M

by Frank Catalano on September 16, 2018September 17, 2018 at 10:50 am1 Comment

The venerable newsmagazine Time, a nearly 100-year-old media institution, is about to have new owners — Marc Benioff, Salesforce chairman and co-CEO, and Lynne Benioff, his wife. If the proposed… Read More

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Jeff Bezos on new foundation, Amazon HQ2 status, Trump media criticism, and why he was fine being second-richest person

by Todd Bishop on September 14, 2018September 14, 2018 at 10:50 am 4 Comments

Jeff Bezos was drawn to focus a large portion of his new $2 billion philanthropic foundation on preschool education because of the “powerful compounding effect” that comes from getting kids… Read More

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Bezos-backed 10,000 Year Clock may open for tours in 00002 years, project chief says

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

Amazon’s second home? GeekWire treks from Seattle to Virginia for new insights into HQ2 search

Dual Amazon HQ2s would depart from original promise of ‘full equal’ second headquarters

With Amazon HQ2 pick imminent, past comments show Jeff Bezos repeatedly making the case for an urban campus

Jeff Bezos-owned Washington Post plans greater push into tech reporting — including Amazon

Bezos and other Amazon execs back Colorado Republican’s Senate re-election campaign

Amazon ramps up lobbying to record levels ahead of HQ2 announcement

‘You Are Jeff Bezos’ game lets you spend the Amazon CEO’s billions — and it’s not that easy

Dallas Cowboys owner would carry Jeff Bezos ‘piggyback’ to get him to buy Seattle Seahawks

Attention, Earthlings: Jeff Bezos wants everybody to watch this classic video about settling off planet

Jeff Bezos defends big tech working with Department of Defense, one week after Google drops out of Pentagon contract

Philanthropy advice from Gates Foundation CEO to Jeff Bezos: ‘There’s no bad generosity’

Amazon raises its minimum wage to $15/hour, vows to lead push for higher U.S. minimum wage

Blue Origin’s BE-4 rocket engine wins United Launch Alliance’s key multibillion-dollar backing

Transcript: ‘Chief slowdown officer’ Jeff Bezos shares Amazon management tips

Jeff Bezos sells the Air Force on Blue Origin rockets and Amazon Web Services

Amazon employees donate the most money to these political candidates and issues

Salesforce co-founder Marc Benioff and his wife Lynne Benioff to buy Time magazine for $190M

Jeff Bezos on new foundation, Amazon HQ2 status, Trump media criticism, and why he was fine being second-richest person

TLDR: Bezos Creates “Day One Fund” With $2 Billion

How Jeff Bezos’ new $2B ‘Day One Fund’ stacks up to other tech billionaires’ philanthropy

‘The child will be the customer’: How billionaire Jeff Bezos will bring a key Amazon value to philanthropy

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