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Jeff Bezos

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Podcast: Jeff Bezos tells kids about his vision for space, and gives practical tips for success

Amazon and Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos fielded questions from some very savvy kids at the new Apollo exhibit at… Read More

Jeff Bezos and students

How Jeff Bezos’ passion for space is inspiring the next generation of entrepreneurs and explorers

When Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos visited the Museum of Flight this weekend to answer questions from students, the kids did… Read More

Blue Moon lander

Jeff Bezos lays out his vision for city on the moon, complete with robots

SpaceX billionaire Elon Musk may have his heart set on building a city on Mars, but Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos’… Read More

Video: Watch Amazon’s Jeff Bezos talk with kids about Apollo’s space legacy – and share life lessons

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos came to Seattle’s Museum of Flight today to talk with students about the decades-old rocket engines he… Read More

David Concannon with Apollo rocket engines

Apollo moon rocket engines finally fill a place of honor at Museum of Flight

Almost 50 years after they were fired up, rocket engines that sent NASA’s Apollo crews on the first leg of their… Read More

The 4 traits that make Amazon’s Jeff Bezos such an unusual tech leader, according to AWS CEO Andy Jassy

Before Andy Jassy rose through the ranks of Amazon.com to lead the company’s powerful AWS cloud computing unit, the executive… Read More

Centrifuge performance

How we wedged Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and their space race into an onstage startup

I’m the last person in the world to set up my own space startup, but I have a better idea… Read More

Warren Buffett

Warren Buffett praises Jeff Bezos — but has one word for why he hasn’t purchased Amazon shares

Warren Buffett’s billions are testament to his brains when it comes to taking the right investment bets. But when it… Read More

Jeff Bezos explains Amazon’s artificial intelligence and machine learning strategy

https://youtu.be/LqL3tyCQ1yY?t=21m3s Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos appeared this week at the Internet Association‘s annual gala in Washington, D.C., taking part in a… Read More

Jeff Bezos fuels Blue Origin space venture with $941 million Amazon stock sale

Billionaire Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture is sure to benefit from his record-high $941 million selloff of Amazon shares. The… Read More

Melinda Gates, Jeff Bezos, and Bob Ferguson land on Time’s ‘100 Most Influential People’ list

Tucked away in a far corner of the country, Seattle hasn’t always been considered an epicenter of global influence. But… Read More

Jeff Bezos

‘Irrelevance, excruciating decline, death.’ In new video, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos paints a bleak picture of ‘Day 2’

When you have the kind of wealth and power that allows you to build a rocket ship enterprise just for… Read More

This was Amazon’s highest-earning employee in 2016 — and it wasn’t Jeff Bezos

Amazon Web Services is a cloud powerhouse, a more than $12 billion enterprise that would be a significant company on… Read More

Jeff Bezos

Full text: In annual shareholder letter, Jeff Bezos explains why it will never be Day 2 at Amazon

Obsess over the customer. Resist proxies. Embrace powerful, external trends. And make high-quality and high-velocity decisions. These are some of the… Read More

Podcast

Amazon and Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos: ‘The only thing that’s disruptive is customer adoption’

Amazon often gets the blame — or credit, depending on your perspective — for upending traditional industries, particularly in the brick-and-mortar retail… Read More

Jeff Bezos in Blue Origin New Shepard crew capsule

How Jeff Bezos is using Amazon’s success to fuel Blue Origin’s space effort, a billion dollars at a time

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos has long said that he’s using his personal fortune to fund his… Read More

Jeff Bezos

Video: Watch Jeff Bezos lounge in a spaceship and take questions about Blue Origin’s future

Jeff Bezos showed off a mocked-up version of a crew capsule that he says fits into a space-flight dream that… Read More

Blue Moon lander during Space Symposium panel

Blue Origin space venture slips in a sneak peek at design of Blue Moon lunar lander

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Blue Origin, the space venture backed by Amazon billionaire CEO Jeff Bezos, is providing a first look… Read More

Blue Origin New Shepard booster on crane

Space geeks get up-close look at Blue Origin’s rocket ship (and try out the seats)

Blue Origin’s New Shepard suborbital spaceship is continuing its farewell tour this week with a stopover at the Space Symposium… Read More

Podcast

The Week in Geek: Rover’s big acquisition, Bezos family’s record-breaking gift, and Pokemon Go’s surprising benefits

It was a busy week in Seattle — from startups to major research institutions to dogs. Rover.com, one of Seattle’s most… Read More

Jeff Bezos

Amazon’s stock reaches another record, capping a big week of news

Amazon made even more news than usual this week — acquiring Middle East e-commerce company Souq.com, unveiling a new brick-and-mortar retail… Read More

Bezos family makes record-breaking $35M donation to Fred Hutch to fund cancer research

The Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center announced today that it has received a $35 million gift from the Bezos family, the… Read More

New Shepard booster

Another feather in Jeff Bezos’ space helmet: Blue Origin wins Collier Trophy

Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos keeps racking up the awards for his Blue Origin space venture: He just found out that… Read More

Blue Origin New Shepard spaceship view

Jeff Bezos provides a sneak peek at Blue Origin’s New Shepard spaceship (and suits)

While Blue Origin’s scorch-scarred New Shepard spaceship continues its nationwide tour, billionaire founder Jeff Bezos is giving fans an updated… Read More

Richard Branson

Q&A: Billionaire Richard Branson on Bill Gates’ tennis game, how he met Jeff Bezos, and more

At the age of 66, Virgin billionaire Richard Branson has seen a lot of entrepreneurs come and go, but he’s… Read More

Amazon drone with Bloe Origin spaceship at MARS 2017

Video provides another look at Amazon delivery drone (and Blue Origin spaceship)

We already knew that Amazon provided a rare public demonstration of its delivery drone dropping off some sunscreen at this… Read More

Blue Origin BE-4 powerpack

Jeff Bezos does a deep dive into bearings in Blue Origin’s BE-4 rocket engine update

What’s the difference between ball bearings and hydrostatic bearings? You should have more of an inkling after checking out Amazon… Read More

Bill Gates

Bills Gates tops world’s richest list again; Jeff Bezos at No. 3 after adding $27.6B to his fortune

Bill Gates is the richest person on the planet for the fourth straight year, in what was a record year… Read More

Gundam? Alien? It’s Jeff Bezos, piloting a giant robot at Amazon’s MARS conference

If you’re one of Amazon’s competitors, be afraid. Be very afraid. Jeff Bezos, the Seattle-based online giant’s billionaire founder, has… Read More

Jeff Bezos

What day is it at Amazon? Jeff Bezos knows in this photo from inside the company’s all-hands event

For 20 years, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has known exactly what day it is. It’s always Day 1. Saying it’s… Read More

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