Amazon’s soaring share price has pushed CEO Jeff Bezos’ net worth to more than $171 billion, a new record that pushes his financial wealth back above its levels prior to… Read More
A certain Muppet once told us it’s not easy being green. It’s not easy to get the approval of Greenpeace either, apparently, as the environmental organization slammed Amazon and Jeff… Read More
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is encouraging employees to cancel meetings and “take some time to reflect, learn and support each other” on Juneteenth, a day commemorating the end of slavery… Read More
Telecom giant Verizon, tech powerhouse Infosys, and Lysol and Calgon parent Reckitt Benckiser (RB) have become the first global companies to join Amazon in the Climate Pledge announced by the… Read More
European regulators are set to file antitrust charges against Amazon over the alleged use of third-party seller data to compete with retailers on its e-commerce platform, the Wall Street Journal… Read More
An Amazon employee group has taken some hits recently, but vows to keep fighting for members concerned about the company’s impact on the environment and people of color. The company’s… Read More
As part of its vaunted leadership principles, Amazon likes to say it starts with the customer and works backwards to shape its business and products. Jeff Bezos is finding that… Read More
Seattleites love coming in out of the rain for a movie. Especially if there is chocolate popcorn. So when news hit Wednesday that Seattle’s beloved Cinerama — owned by the… Read More
Amazon’s response to COVID-19 will be under a microscope Wednesday morning as the company holds its shareholder meeting virtually for the first time. Employees and legislators are pressuring Amazon be more… Read More
Amazon is developing a robot that would roll through grocery stores and distribution centers, using banks of ultraviolet light to kill viruses on surfaces. The company provided “60 Minutes” with… Read More
Tim Bray “snapped.” The Amazon vice president and distinguished engineer left the company on May 1 — a historic day for labor organizers — saying he “quit in dismay” over… Read More
Here’s what we’re talking about this week on the GeekWire Podcast: Amazon’s sales rose 26% in the first quarter as the COVID-19 crisis made the online retailer an even bigger… Read More
Federal lawmakers are asking Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos to testify before Congress about the company’s competitive tactics against third-party sellers on its platform — warning that they may compel him… Read More
Amazon’s net sales rose 26% to $75.5 billion in the first quarter, exceeding Wall Street’s expectations as people around the world relied on the company’s massive e-commerce infrastructure during the… Read More
Here’s what we’re talking about this week on the GeekWire Podcast: As numbers on COVID-19 improve, the debate begins over when and how Seattle, Washington state and the country will… Read More
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos says that testing everyone regularly for COVID-19 — not just his own employees — will be key to helping the world bounce back from the novel… Read More
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and President Donald Trump aren’t exactly the best of friends, but that didn’t stop the White House from including the world’s richest individual on a list… Read More
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and the World Health Organization’s director-general are trading ideas on how to get the COVID-19 pandemic under control, using tools ranging from Amazon Web Services’ firepower… Read More
U.S. senators are scrutinizing Amazon’s handling of its warehouse workers amid the COVID-19 outbreak. Four legislators sent a letter to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos Friday outlining their concern for the… Read More
The educational philanthropy that Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos announced in 2018 is now hiring for a variety of roles in the Seattle area “to build the educational models, services, and… Read More
Three days after calling out Amazon’s tax practices during a rally in Seattle, Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Elizabeth Warren was again focused on the company, sort of, as she tried… Read More
Here’s what we’re talking about this week on the GeekWire Podcast. PBS’s Frontline profiled the Amazon empire and painted a complicated picture of unrelenting ambition. Frontline spent a year examining… Read More
Jeff Bezos’ surprise pledge this week to donate $10 billion of his personal fortune to non-profits fighting climate change is one of the largest single philanthropic gifts in recent memory.… Read More
The highly-anticipated PBS Frontline documentary about Amazon’s historic 25-year ascension aired Tuesday evening. The two-hour episode, Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos, resulted from a year-long examination… Read More
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos says he’s launching a $10 billion Bezos Earth Fund that will issue grants aimed at addressing climate change — a move that comes less than a… Read More
Here’s what we’re talking about this week on the GeekWire Podcast: Voting online is fast, convenient and also … vulnerable. In the wake of the Iowa caucuses app fiasco, we… Read More
Jeff Bezos is the reported buyer of more prime real estate. This time, the Amazon CEO has dropped a record $165 million on a storied estate in Beverly Hills, Calif.,… Read More
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos was back in attendance at the Academy Awards on Sunday night and even though there was no official host, comedians Steve Martin and Chris Rock took… Read More
Here’s what we’re talking about this week on the GeekWire Podcast. Amazon’s second headquarters may be closer to Seattle than you think. Amazon says it plans to grow its presence… Read More
Update, Feb. 7: Bezos sold another 283,632 shares Friday, worth more than $579 million, according to new filings. This brings the total to nearly $4 billion over the past week. Original… Read More