Articles about Jeff Bezos – Page 17 of 34

If you bring it, they will come: Crowds mob Blue Origin spaceship at Oshkosh air show

Even Jeff Bezos was impressed when Blue Origin’s suborbital space booster and capsule mockup went on display at the EAA… Read More

Jeff Bezos’ startup advice, as told by ‘The Onion’: Hire well, value customers, and ‘realize someday I will utterly crush you’

For startups, it’s becoming increasingly impossible to avoid competing with Amazon as the company branches out into everything from real… Read More

Amazon misses big on quarterly profits even as sales jump 25% to $38B

Amazon posted a 25 percent increase in net sales for the second quarter, to $38 billion, but profits plunged to… Read More

Jeff Bezos passes Bill Gates to become richest person in the world for the first time

It’s Day One for Jeff Bezos as the world’s richest person. A surge in Amazon’s share price this morning, in… Read More

Better, or worse? Google joins Tri Alpha Energy to find better paths to fusion power

Google has teamed up with nuclear fusion startup Tri Alpha Energy to bring artificial intelligence into the world of plasma… Read More

Convoy raises $62M from Bill Gates and other luminaries to transform trucking industry with technology

It’s a warm summer afternoon at the TA Seattle East truck stop in North Bend, Wash., and Jerry Brooks is… Read More

Blue Origin crew capsule and recycled New Shepard rocket debut at Oshkosh airshow

The Experimental Aircraft Association kicked off its annual AirVenture airshow today in Oshkosh, Wis., and Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket… Read More

Jeff Bezos highlights rocket factory in his first Instagram post – and oh, that hair!

Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos posted his first video on Instagram today, but it wasn’t about the proceeds from Prime Day:… Read More

Jeff Bezos and other investors raise $200 million for vertical farming startup Plenty

After announcing Amazon’s plans to gobble up Whole Foods for $13.7 billion, CEO Jeff Bezos is stepping further into the… Read More

Trump’s small business chief praises Amazon during Seattle stop: ‘We all have to work together’

President Donald Trump and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos have certainly had their clashes in recent years, but it was a… Read More

Jeff Bezos gets a kick out of winning the first Buzz Aldrin Space Innovation Award

Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos and his Blue Origin space venture have picked up a good number of awards over the… Read More

Prime shape: Buff Bezos flexes his muscles at elite Sun Valley getaway

Embed from Getty Images Maybe Amazon’s signature catchphrase is helping CEO Jeff Bezos stay motivated at the gym. It’s still… Read More

How Amazon’s $13.7B acquisition of Whole Foods came together, and what happens if it falls apart

Documents filed by Whole Foods Market today with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission reveal new details about the $13.7… Read More

Trump targets Amazon over ‘internet taxes’ in new tweet criticizing Bezos-owned Washington Post

President Donald Trump resurfaced his complaints against Amazon this morning in a tweet targeting the Washington Post’s coverage of his… Read More

#SeaHomeless: As housing prices soar, tech sector steps up efforts to ease homeless crisis

In 2017, tech businesses and leaders have stepped up as never before to help people who are homeless in the… Read More

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin picks Huntsville, Alabama, as ‘rocket city’ for BE-4 engine

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ space venture, Blue Origin, plans to invest $200 million to build its BE-4 rocket engine in… Read More

Transcript: Here’s what Microsoft, Amazon and Apple CEOs told Trump about tech this week

President Trump said that he was joined by “an incredible group of leaders” as he kicked off a meeting of… Read More

What happened inside President Trump’s meeting with top tech CEOs

As promised, some of the world’s top tech CEOs from companies like Amazon, Microsoft, Apple, Google and many others met… Read More

Jeff Bezos accepts top aerospace award and Father’s Day pancakes in one weekend

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and the Blue Origin team has accepted one of the aerospace community’s most prestigious awards, the… Read More

Trump to talk policy with tech CEOs Bezos, Nadella, Cook and others in Washington D.C.

Follow-up: What happened inside President Trump’s meeting with top tech CEOs An all-star contingent of tech CEOs will meet Monday… Read More

Amazon’s Jeff Bezos turns to Twitter for advice on giving away his fortune

Amazon and Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos is one of the richest people in the world, and like fellow billionaire… Read More

Jeff Bezos-owned Washington Post taps Amazon’s Polly AI technology to read news articles

Jeff Bezos’ worlds are coming together as The Washington Post announced today that it has begun testing a plan to… Read More

Amazon shares close above $1K, market cap nears $500B; Bezos may pass Gates as world’s richest

Amazon shares have officially closed at four digits. The tech giant saw its stock stay above $1,000 per share for the first… Read More

Jeff Bezos gave Jill Soloway, creator of the Amazon hit ‘Transparent,’ an artistic and political pep talk

Jill Soloway’s Amazon Video series “Transparent” has been an award-winning success for the tech giant’s streaming service. During an appearance… Read More

Hillary Clinton says Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos ‘saved’ The Washington Post

Hillary Clinton thinks Jeff Bezos saved The Washington Post. The former presidential candidate spent more than an hour on stage at… Read More

Amazon partners with UC Berkeley for first foray into investigative journalism

Amazon is getting into the news business, once again proving that the company’s appetite for new industries knows no limits.… Read More

Jeff Bezos returns the compliment, calls Warren Buffett a ‘hero’ who ‘has a lot of wisdom’

At the annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting earlier this month, chairman Warren Buffett heaped praise on the success of Amazon… Read More

As Amazon recaps a record year, shareholders meeting goes bananas

Amazon had no shortage of impressive stats to present to its shareholders at its annual meeting in Seattle this morning.… Read More

Challenged at shareholder meeting, Jeff Bezos explains Amazon’s political approach

At Amazon’s annual shareholder meeting in Seattle this morning, the company’s leaders trumpeted its growth, charitable giving, and international expansion,… Read More

Multiple protest groups gather at Amazon’s annual meeting in Seattle

Several protest groups are assembling in Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood this morning, where Amazon is preparing to hold its 2017 annual shareholder… Read More