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Washington state senator behind wealth tax proposal responds to Bezos’ departure

Washington Sen. Noel Frame isn’t disappointed in Jeff Bezos’ decision to move to Miami, despite the potential loss of revenue… Read More

Jeff Bezos’ move out of Washington state sparks questions about wealth taxes

Did Jeff Bezos’ decision to leave Washington state for Miami have anything to do with taxes? That’s one question to… Read More

Here’s why Jeff Bezos quoted a 1986 book about human evolution in his shareholders letter

The Blind Watchmaker, Richard Dawkins’ bestselling 1986 book that skewers the notion of intelligent design while celebrating the rational science… Read More

Read Jeff Bezos’ shareholders letter: Amazon founder focuses on employee welfare, comments on union vote

The news: Jeff Bezos penned his final shareholders letter as Amazon’s CEO and used the annual tradition to comment on the… Read More

Jeff Bezos says Amazon is ‘supportive of a rise in the corporate tax rate’

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos today endorsed the Biden administration’s call for a higher corporate tax rate to help pay for… Read More

Here’s what makes Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg generational leaders, according to a former exec

A passion for product. Constant curiosity. And a great sense of humor. These are some of the leadership qualities exhibited… Read More

Jeff Bezos’ annual Amazon stock sales eclipse $10B for the first time

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ total annual stock sales have topped $10 billion for the first time. Bezos just sold more… Read More

Amazon vets raise $4M from Madrona, Bezos Expeditions, others for AI2 spinout WhyLabs

Company leaders know they need to implement artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies within their businesses to stay ahead of… Read More

Documents unearthed by Congress offer new window into Amazon’s war against one-time rival

Amazon’s aggressive strategy to beat out a competitor a decade ago came back to haunt the company Wednesday in a… Read More

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is reportedly willing to testify before Congress in antitrust inquiry

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos could testify before Congress along with other Big Tech leaders this summer, according to a letter… Read More

Federal lawmakers press Bezos on Amazon’s firing of employee activists as antitrust probe looms

Nine Senate Democrats asked Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos to explain the rationale for firing four employees who spoke out about… Read More

Amazon CEO claims grocery delivery cuts carbon emissions by 43% compared to traditional shopping

Amid an annual letter dominated by the coronavirus crisis, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos made a bold claim about sustainable shopping… Read More

Internal memo: Jeff Bezos tells Amazon employees he’s ‘wholly focused’ on the COVID-19 crisis

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos says he has turned all of his attention to the impact of COVID-19, the tech giant’s… Read More

What Obama and Bezos have in common — from the man who’s called both ‘boss’

The list of similarities between Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and President Barack Obama is not long. But the two leaders… Read More

Report reveals new details about Bezos’ influence on Amazon bid for Pentagon cloud contract

Amazon’s bid to build the Pentagon’s war cloud has been mired in accusations of favoritism since the beginning. But a… Read More

Trump mocks Amazon’s ‘Jeff Bozo’ over divorce and tabloid exposure

Perhaps it was only a matter of time until the president tweeted about Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ divorce from MacKenzie… Read More

TLDR: Seattle wants to raise Uber and Lyft rates, Blockbuster’s last stand, fact-checking Trump on Amazon

[Editor’s Note: TLDR is GeekWire’s daily news rundown, hosted by Starla Sampaco. Watch today’s update above, subscribe to GeekWire on YouTube for every… Read More