Articles about Jeff Bezos – Page 27 of 35

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos taps former Quidsi boss Maria Renz for top adviser role

For the first time, Jeff Bezos’ technical advisor is a woman. Re/code reported Tuesday that the Amazon CEO has tapped… Read More

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GeekWire Radio: Microsoft’s big week, Apple’s giant results, and a boost for Jeff Bezos’ space ambitions

It was a big week for Microsoft’s Windows 10, Apple earnings, Amazon in education, and Jeff Bezos in space. We… Read More

Bezos’ Blue Origin starts spaceflight signups for its New Shepard capsule

Why stop with asking for an invitation for an Amazon Echo, or a reservation for the new Tesla Powerwall, when… Read More

Blue Origin spaceship makes first test flight, with founder Jeff Bezos in the control room

Blue Origin, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ space venture, launched the first developmental test flight of its New Shepard spacecraft in… Read More

Thanks to Amazon earnings, Jeff Bezos is now the world’s 10th richest person

Move over old-world retail billionaires. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is now “richer than three of the four Wal-Mart heirs,” according to Bloomberg.… Read More

In annual letter, Bezos jokes about Amazon’s Golden Globe win boosting sales of power tools

“I’m pretty sure we’re the first company to have figured out how to make winning a Golden Globe pay off… Read More

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin completes key early testing of new hydrogen rocket engine

Blue Origin, the commercial space venture founded by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, says it has completed acceptance testing of its… Read More

Name a rocket: Boeing-Lockheed venture and Bezos’ Blue Origin are looking for your vote

Eagle, Freedom or GalaxyOne — which do you prefer? Those are the three choices you can vote for in this… Read More

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin dealt setback in patent dispute with SpaceX over rocket landings

Elon Musk’s SpaceX has won a key preliminary ruling in its dispute with Blue Origin over a patent received by the Jeff… Read More

Amazon hires former White House press secretary Jay Carney as senior exec, reporting to Jeff Bezos

Amazon has hired Jay Carney, the political commentator and former White House press secretary, as senior vice president for Worldwide… Read More

How Jeff Bezos influenced the design, creation of Washington Post’s Amazon Fire app

Over the years, we’ve learned a lot about Jeff Bezos’ leadership style at Amazon.com and to some extent, how involved… Read More

Amazon at the movies: Company to debut up to 12 films a year in theaters, with quick release on Prime

Fresh off its big Golden Globe win for the TV series Transparent, Amazon today announced that it will produce and… Read More

Most Amazon Prime subscribers have never seen Golden Globe winner ‘Transparent’

Amazon Prime members, you’ve got an undiscovered gem to watch! The company’s landmark series, Transparent, has been seen by fewer than 40 percent… Read More

Amazon reportedly shakes up hardware unit after Fire Phone flop

Amazon’s Silicon Valley-based hardware group has undergone a major restructuring, with several executive leaving the organization over the past few months.… Read More

The Bezos effect: Washington Post plans to license back-end online platform to smaller newspapers

The Washington Post is coming up with a creative new way to make money. The newspaper, now owned by Amazon.com… Read More

Blast from the past: Can you name the most popular Web sites from 1996?

In 1996, the internet was little more than a sparkle in Al Gore’s eye. Mark Zuckerberg was 12. Google was… Read More

How Uber’s Travis Kalanick is like Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, according to investor Bill Gurley

Uber has been making headlines for challenging city officials in Portland, musing about investigating the private lives of journalists, and poaching executives from rival companies.… Read More

Letter: Amazon running out of patience with FAA on drone limits

In a new letter to the Federal Aviation Administration, an Amazon executive questions the FAA over its lack of action… Read More

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos: Cheaper books will make authors more money

Jeff Bezos wants to make books more affordable — a goal that he says will actually help authors increase their profits.… Read More

Amazon’s Bezos: Yes, there’s a CEO succession plan, but it’s a secret

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is speaking right now with Business Insider co-founder Henry Blodget at the site’s IGNITION conference in… Read More

Company town: Amazon’s rapid growth sparks housing boom in Seattle’s urban core

There were audible gasps from the Urban Land Institute audience last week when Amazon real estate director John Schoettler delivered the stat: Amazon is… Read More

FAA’s proposed drone rules could hinder Amazon’s aerial delivery plans

Commercial drone rules to be proposed by the Federal Aviation Administration would require unmanned aircraft to fly below 400 feet and… Read More

Washington Post’s new Kindle Fire app has Jeff Bezos written all over it

Not every newspaper can lean on one of the world’s top tech executives as a beta tester and adviser when developing a new… Read More

An image you can’t unsee: Amazon’s Jeff Bezos as romance novel heartthrob

Did you ever wonder what Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos would look like on the cover of a romance novel? Of… Read More

Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos make Forbes’ most ‘powerful people’ list

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos already are among the wealthiest people on the planet. Now, according… Read More

Harvard Business Review crunches numbers, names Amazon’s Bezos ‘Best-Performing CEO’

Jeff Bezos and Amazon have been taking it on the chin on Wall Street and elsewhere over the company’s lack… Read More

Can Amazon recover from its disastrous Fire Phone launch?

Now that Amazon has admitted its first smartphone was not all it had hoped for, what happens next? Will Amazon iterate… Read More

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GeekWire Radio: Ballmer vs. Bezos — who will get the last laugh?

A fascinating debate emerged in the tech world this week after Amazon’s big earnings miss and Steve Ballmer’s comments about… Read More

Jeff Bezos on Amazon’s explosive growth in India, mediocre Fire phone reviews, and drone deliveries

Here’s something you don’t see everyday: Jeff Bezos dressed in full Indian attire, riding around on a truck and waving a $2 billion check in his hand. Read More

Jeff Bezos slashes retirement benefits for Washington Post employees

Jeff Bezos made one of his first big moves as The Washington Post owner today, announcing big cuts to retirement benefits for… Read More