Articles about Jeff Bezos – Page 9 of 35

How Amazon, Uber and others are commemorating Juneteenth in honor of emancipation

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is encouraging employees to cancel meetings and “take some time to reflect, learn and support each… Read More

Amazon’s ‘Climate Pledge’ gets its first additional signatories: Verizon, Infosys and RB

Telecom giant Verizon, tech powerhouse Infosys, and Lysol and Calgon parent Reckitt Benckiser (RB) have become the first global companies… Read More

Report: Amazon to be hit with antitrust charges as soon as next week over third-party seller data

European regulators are set to file antitrust charges against Amazon over the alleged use of third-party seller data to compete… Read More

‘Amazon isn’t going away, and neither are we.’ Employee group presses ahead on climate and race

An Amazon employee group has taken some hits recently, but vows to keep fighting for members concerned about the company’s… Read More

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos posts customer’s racist message, calls him a ‘customer I’m happy to lose’

As part of its vaunted leadership principles, Amazon likes to say it starts with the customer and works backwards to… Read More

Lights, camera, Amazon: Should the tech giant buy Seattle’s iconic Cinerama movie theater?

Seattleites love coming in out of the rain for a movie. Especially if there is chocolate popcorn. So when news… Read More

What to expect as Amazon’s annual shareholder meeting goes virtual for the first time

Amazon’s response to COVID-19 will be under a microscope Wednesday morning as the company holds its shareholder meeting virtually for… Read More

60 Minutes shows Amazon’s virus-killing robot; says company uses AI to enforce social distancing

Amazon is developing a robot that would roll through grocery stores and distribution centers, using banks of ultraviolet light to… Read More

Amazon VP quits over employee firings, saying they were ‘designed to create a climate of fear’

Tim Bray “snapped.” The Amazon vice president and distinguished engineer left the company on May 1 — a historic day… Read More

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GeekWire Podcast: Amazon faces the pandemic; Startup funding slump; How to reopen your office

Here’s what we’re talking about this week on the GeekWire Podcast: Amazon’s sales rose 26% in the first quarter as… Read More

House lawmakers want Jeff Bezos to testify on antitrust issues, claiming deputy mislead Congress

Federal lawmakers are asking Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos to testify before Congress about the company’s competitive tactics against third-party sellers… Read More

Amazon sales rise 26% to $75B; profits plunge 30%; Bezos calls crisis ‘hardest time we’ve ever faced’

Amazon’s net sales rose 26% to $75.5 billion in the first quarter, exceeding Wall Street’s expectations as people around the… Read More

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GeekWire Podcast: How science and politics are influencing the debate over post-pandemic life

Here’s what we’re talking about this week on the GeekWire Podcast: As numbers on COVID-19 improve, the debate begins over… Read More

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos calls for regular COVID-19 testing ‘on a global scale across all industries’

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos says that testing everyone regularly for COVID-19 — not just his own employees — will be… Read More

Jeff Bezos and Satya Nadella join White House’s coronavirus industry groups

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and President Donald Trump aren’t exactly the best of friends, but that didn’t stop the White… Read More

Amazon’s Jeff Bezos pledges to help WHO flood the world with coronavirus test kits

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and the World Health Organization’s director-general are trading ideas on how to get the COVID-19 pandemic… Read More

Amazon calls accusations ‘simply unfounded’ after senators question warehouse worker protection

U.S. senators are scrutinizing Amazon’s handling of its warehouse workers amid the COVID-19 outbreak. Four legislators sent a letter to… Read More

Jeff Bezos’ education philanthropy starts hiring for first tuition-free preschool in Seattle area

The educational philanthropy that Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos announced in 2018 is now hiring for a variety of roles in… Read More

‘Beezos!’ Watch Elizabeth Warren call out tech CEOs in name-the-billionaire game on ‘Late Show’

Three days after calling out Amazon’s tax practices during a rally in Seattle, Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Elizabeth Warren was… Read More

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GeekWire Podcast: Bezos fields criticism despite $10B climate pledge; Seattle braces for The Big One; and more

Here’s what we’re talking about this week on the GeekWire Podcast. PBS’s Frontline profiled the Amazon empire and painted a… Read More

Jeff Bezos wants to curb climate change via $10B fund — but is money his most powerful tool?

Jeff Bezos’ surprise pledge this week to donate $10 billion of his personal fortune to non-profits fighting climate change is… Read More

The definitive account of Amazon’s perilous ambition: Key scenes from PBS’s epic investigation

The highly-anticipated PBS Frontline documentary about Amazon’s historic 25-year ascension aired Tuesday evening. The two-hour episode, Amazon Empire: The Rise… Read More

Jeff Bezos launches $10 billion Bezos Earth Fund, kicking off his own effort to fight climate change

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos says he’s launching a $10 billion Bezos Earth Fund that will issue grants aimed at addressing… Read More

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GeekWire Podcast: We (almost) hacked the election; Amazon vs. Trump; cashless stadiums

Here’s what we’re talking about this week on the GeekWire Podcast: Voting online is fast, convenient and also … vulnerable.… Read More

Report: Jeff Bezos buys L.A. mansion for $165M and land from Paul Allen estate for $90M

Jeff Bezos is the reported buyer of more prime real estate. This time, the Amazon CEO has dropped a record… Read More

‘Jeff Bezos is so rich … ‘: Amazon CEO called out in multiple jokes during opening of Oscars

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos was back in attendance at the Academy Awards on Sunday night and even though there was… Read More

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GeekWire Podcast: Amazon’s real HQ2; Iowa caucus tech fallout; augmented reality at the ballpark

Here’s what we’re talking about this week on the GeekWire Podcast. Amazon’s second headquarters may be closer to Seattle than… Read More

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ stock sales reach nearly $4B over past week, latest filings show

Update, Feb. 7: Bezos sold another 283,632 shares Friday, worth more than $579 million, according to new filings. This brings the… Read More

Jeff Bezos says he’s being extorted in response to defamation suit brought by his girlfriend’s brother

Jeff Bezos’ legal team said a defamation suit brought by his girlfriend’s brother represents an attempt to extort the Amazon… Read More

Amazon opens registration for re:MARS 2020, starring Jeff Bezos and Hollywood’s Jon Favreau

How do you follow up on Iron Man? The answer for Amazon’s second annual re:MARS conference is to bring the… Read More