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Jeff Bezos now 5th-richest person in the world as Amazon stock surges on strong earnings

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos watched his net worth climb about $3.4 billion after his company delivered its second consecutive surprise profit and… Read More

Ex-Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer: Amazon ‘not a great place to work’

According to former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, people don’t really like working at Amazon. In a wide-ranging interview with Bloomberg… Read More

What Amazon’s Jeff Bezos said to a private gathering of tech CEOs last night

Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos has a special relationship with Madrona Venture Group, the venerable Seattle venture capital firm. In 1995,… Read More

Photos: Seattle tech leaders celebrate in style at Madrona’s 20th anniversary

Since 1995, Madrona Venture Group has touched — and impacted — a huge part of Seattle’s startup ecosystem. And many… Read More

Amazon’s Jeff Bezos tumbles 87 spots on list of top CEOs after factoring in company’s social conscience

Jeff Bezos continues to suffer from the issues raised in the bruising New York Times piece published in August. The latest hit is from the… Read More

Mark Zuckerberg wears a suit, Jeff Bezos is best-dressed at meeting with China president

Many of the world’s top technology CEOs were looking fancy and fresh at Microsoft’s headquarters on Wednesday — even Mark Zuckerberg… Read More

Jeff Bezos confirms big Blue Origin space facility in Florida, unveils new rocket

Updated throughout with details of announcement. Blue Origin, the space venture founded by Jeff Bezos, confirmed plans this morning to build… Read More

Amazon may have up to 80 million high-spending Prime members worldwide

Amazon may have up to 50 million U.S. Prime subscribers, and as many as 60 to 80 million globally, according… Read More

Jeff Bezos and Ashton Kutcher just backed a startup that helps other startups better manage cash flow

Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos and actor Ashton Kutcher make for an unlikely investing duo. But the VC arms of the… Read More

Use an ad blocker? The Washington Post is now probably blocking you

Old-school major newspaper organizations have had to try out a lot of methods to drive revenue, but this is a… Read More

Amazon finally stops selling the Fire Phone, as company adjusts its hardware strategy

It’s taken more than a year, but Amazon has finally exhausted its supply of Fire Phones. At least that appears… Read More

‘Obsess about the employee’: Amazon worker lobbies for alternative leadership principles

Amazon’s official 14 leadership principles start off with a call to obsess about the customer. But what about obsessing about… Read More

Jeff Bezos responds to critical NYT piece; Amazon’s alcohol delivery; and other top stories of the month

Maybe we should just call August the month of Amazon.com. The Seattle tech giant dominated headlines at GeekWire during the… Read More

Jeff Bezos set to announce big news about Blue Origin’s Florida launch plans

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is heading to Cape Canaveral next month to make a “significant announcement regarding the emerging commercial launch… Read More

Amazon employee’s ‘manifesto’ calls for 3 reforms to improve company

More than a week after the New York Times published its behind-the-scenes look at Amazon’s “bruising” workplace, the debate continues… Read More

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Interview: NYT reporter Jodi Kantor on the Amazon story, and what she would have asked Jeff Bezos

Amazon employees recovering from serious illnesses are told their job performance is under review. Workers use an internal online feedback tool… Read More

Fake ‘sociopath’ recruiting posters target Amazon in latest fallout from NYT article

Fake recruiting posters poking fun at Amazon are popping up around Seattle — the latest fallout from a New York Times article that depicts Amazon… Read More

Amazon employees on ‘ludicrously comical’ NYT story: ‘Some people don’t belong here, maybe’

Two very different pictures of Amazon emerged this weekend: One from the New York Times’ story depicting Amazon’s company culture,… Read More

Full memo: Jeff Bezos responds to brutal NYT story, says it doesn’t represent the Amazon he leads

The cruel and back-stabbing environment described by The New York Times in a report this weekend on the workplace culture… Read More

As Amazon shares soar, Jeff Bezos unloads $534M in stock in his largest sale ever

It’s a great time to be an Amazon shareholder — especially if you’re Jeff Bezos. The Amazon founder and CEO sold… Read More

Alibaba and others back Amazon rival Snapdeal to enter India’s growing e-commerce market

Snapdeal reportedly has raised $500 million to take on one of the fastest growing e-commerce markets in the world. The company, which… Read More

NTSB’s SpaceShipTwo findings put more pressure on FAA in commercial space

The recommendations coming out of a federal investigation of last October’s fatal SpaceShipTwo breakup are likely to add to the challenges… Read More

Jeff Bezos is now world’s fifth-richest man as Amazon passes Walmart in market cap

After surprising Wall Street and posting a profit in its second quarter earnings report, Amazon.com’s stock skyrocketed on Tuesday. The Seattle… Read More

Amazon posts $92M profit — yes, profit — in second quarter results

Amazon beat Wall Street’s expectations with $23.18 billion in revenue and profit of $92 million, or 19 cents a share, in… Read More

Amazon goes Hollywood: Jeff Bezos talks ‘Transparent,’ Woody Allen and Prime

In everything coming up Amazon today, Jeff Bezos and his entertainment crew landed the cover of the latest issue of… Read More

Inside Amazon circa 1997: Jeff Bezos gives a tour in this rare video

It’s not even Throwback Thursday, but CNET has found a treat: A 1997 video of Jeff Bezos giving a tour… Read More

Blue Origin may receive $8M grant for rocket manufacturing plant near Kennedy Space Center

Blue Origin, the space exploration company started by Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos, may get an $8 million grant to build… Read More

Amazon now allowing some third-party merchants to ship directly with Prime

Whenever you buy something on Amazon.com that’s marked with the Prime symbol, you expect it to arrive in two days… Read More

Amazon has three great businesses, and Jeff Bezos is hunting for a fourth

Amazon operates in so many markets, sometimes it’s hard to know what makes the company successful. But at the company’s annual shareholders meeting… Read More

Washington Post’s Kindle app is no longer free, but still cheap for a limited time

Six months ago, The Washington Post launched a Kindle app that was heavily influenced by Jeff Bezos, the CEO of… Read More