Articles about Jeff Bezos – Page 22 of 34

Amazon’s Jeff Bezos wins Heinlein Prize for space commercialization at Blue Origin

Amazon’s billionaire founder, Jeff Bezos, has won the prestigious Heinlein Prize for his efforts to advance space commercialization at another… Read More

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin live-streams its spaceship’s risky test flight

Something went wrong during today’s test flight of Blue Origin’s New Shepard suborbital spaceship, and the world was able to watch how… Read More

After delay, Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin gets set for spaceship test flight on Father’s Day

Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos says it’s all systems go for a live-streamed Father’s Day launch of Blue Origin’s reusable New… Read More

Jeff Bezos says a big government ‘prize’ could generate more public interest in space exploration

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos thinks the government could offer “a very large prize” as an incentive to parties involved in the modern… Read More

Trump vs. Bezos: Candidate bans Washington Post, gripes again about ‘owners of Amazon’

Billionaire presidential candidate Donald Trump took aim once again at Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos as he revoked the campaign credentials for… Read More

Jeff Bezos plans to live-stream Blue Origin’s next suborbital spaceflight

For his next trick, Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos plans to have his Blue Origin space venture send its New Shepard rocket… Read More

Fire Phone, two years later: Yes, a few people are still using Amazon’s ill-fated smartphone

In the summer of 2015, Don Driscoll, an associate professor of physics at Kent State University, was ready to renew… Read More

Jeff Bezos says Amazon has the ‘gold standard culture for innovation and pioneering work’

Jeff Bezos doesn’t like the phrase “work-life balance” — but not for the reasons you might think. The Amazon CEO spoke… Read More

Jeff Bezos on Peter Thiel vs. Gawker: ‘Seek revenge and you should dig two graves — one for yourself’

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos on Tuesday offered thoughtful insights about the saga between Peter Thiel and Gawker Media, showing his support for… Read More

Jeff Bezos says Blue Origin’s next spaceflight will test parachute failure

Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos predicts there’ll be a problem with a parachute the next time his Blue Origin venture flies… Read More

Amazon’s new pilot season starts June 17: Here are the 8 original series up for review

Amazon Studios’ new pilot season kicks off June 17 and the e-commerce-giant-turned-production-studio is once again asking Prime members to help… Read More

Bill Gates tops Forbes list with net worth of $76 billion, plus a map of the richest people in each state

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has once again been declared the richest person in the U.S., with a net worth of… Read More

Amazon’s Jeff Bezos on the Fire Phone: ‘We’re working on much bigger failures right now’

Jeff Bezos loves failure. He often describes it as a necessity for invention, innovation, and eventually success. Fortunately, Bezos has… Read More

Jeff Bezos responds to Donald Trump: ‘It’s not an appropriate way for a presidential candidate to behave’

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos on Wednesday responded to Donald Trump’s accusations about the company and his decision to purchase The Washington… Read More

Amazon’s secrets of invention: Jeff Bezos explains how to build an innovative team

Jeff Bezos likes to talk about his company’s focus on invention and Amazon’s willingness to embrace failure on the path to… Read More

Donald Trump critics fly plane in protest over Amazon meeting

Amazon’s annual shareholders meeting in Seattle has become a magnet for activists and critics, but one protest this year went to new… Read More

Trump: Amazon ‘getting away with murder tax-wise,’ and Bezos ‘has a huge antitrust problem’

Get ready for Donald Trump vs. Jeff Bezos, Round 2. The presumptive Republican presidential nominee attacked the Amazon CEO during an appearance… Read More

Blue Origin and SpaceX revisit their latest rocket landings in must-see videos

Will seeing a spaceship land on its feet ever get old? The novelty is still there in newly released videos… Read More

Video: Jeff Bezos at the White House promotes plan to hire 25,000 veterans and military spouses at Amazon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWRT8exFdmU&feature=youtu.be&t=45m37s Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos made a special appearance at the White House on Thursday to announce his company’s pledge… Read More

Jeff Bezos to personally match up to $1M in donations to Mary’s Place homeless nonprofit

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos will personally match up to $1 million in donations on Tuesday, May 3, to the Mary’s Place… Read More

Warren Buffett gushes about Amazon, says it’s tough to outmaneuver Jeff Bezos

Warren Buffett is already best buds with one Seattle area billionaire, his bridge-playing software mogul friend Bill Gates. Now, the… Read More

Code.org lands $23M as U.S. business leaders implore Congress to fund computer science education

Code.org, the non-profit that promotes computer science education around the world, has secured $23 million in donations from Microsoft, Infosys, Google, Mark… Read More

Amazon partners with Seattle non-profit to create homeless refuge on company site near downtown

Amazon’s rapid expansion north of downtown Seattle has sparked a debate over the tech giant’s impact on the city that still rages on… Read More

Interview: Jeff Bezos lays out Blue Origin’s space vision, from tourism to off-planet heavy industry

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Amazon’s billionaire founder, Jeff Bezos, wasn’t focused on creating America’s biggest online retailer when he was… Read More

Jeff Bezos describes future space tours – and explains why he passed up a moon trip

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos had his chance to go into space in a Russian Soyuz… Read More

Jeff Bezos: What the commercial space industry can learn from the Internet revolution

Jeff Bezos has the rare distinction of helping to lead two revolutions: the rise of e-commerce starting more than two decades ago… Read More

Rare Space Needle construction photos make us wonder whether tech billionaires’ projects will stand test of time

Look in any direction in Seattle today and the view is sure to include a common sight: construction cranes. In… Read More

In annual letter, Jeff Bezos says Amazon is an ‘invention machine’ defined by failure

Amazon’s culture has been in the media spotlight since last summer, when The New York Times published a widely read article… Read More

Amazon to unveil new ‘top of the line’ Kindle next week, CEO Jeff Bezos announces on Twitter

A new “top of the line” Kindle is coming next week, according to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. While Amazon’s last Kindle… Read More

Video: Jeff Bezos shares drone’s-eye view of Blue Origin spaceship’s flight

Saturday’s test flight of Blue Origin’s New Shepard suborbital spaceship marked lots of milestones, including the first time a drone captured video… Read More