Articles about Jeff Bezos – Page 3 of 34

You can weigh in on spaced-out designs for Smithsonian’s Bezos Learning Center

The design selection process for the Bezos Learning Center planned at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and Space Museum may… Read More

University rebukes professor whose tweet about dying queen drew response from Jeff Bezos

A professor whose tweet about Queen Elizabeth II was called out by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, among others, has been… Read More

Buff Bezos’ burger binge: Amazon founder grabs a bite at McDonald’s, where he first worked as a teen

Jeff Bezos was lovin’ it on Sunday. With the last bite of a McDonald’s hamburger pinched between his fingers, the… Read More

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Understanding Amazon: Secrets of the company’s success, and where it’s headed next

Amazon is one of the most extraordinary business stories of our time. Many people in the tech industry have a… Read More

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What we learned from the life of early Amazon investor and Seattle business leader Tom Alberg

Seattle-based investor and business leader Tom Alberg, who died last week at the age of 82, was a key figure… Read More

Jeff Bezos at Blue Origin and in "Star Trek Beyond"

How the Star Trek saga blazed new trails for space exploration — with a hand from superfan Jeff Bezos

Over the course of five decades, advances in space science and exploration have changed the Star Trek saga — but… Read More

Bezos reignites Biden inflation feud, says president is misdirecting public or misunderstanding market

Updated below with White House response. Jeff Bezos called out President Joe Biden for telling gas station owners to lower… Read More

Jeff Bezos giving $10M to expand Center for Innovation named for him at Seattle’s MOHAI

Jeff Bezos is giving $10 million more to Seattle’s Museum of History & Industry so that the institution can expand… Read More

Amazon’s Great Reshuffle: Consumer CEO’s exit continues exec shakeup

Dave Clark, an Amazon veteran of more than 23 years, and the CEO of the company’s worldwide consumer business for… Read More

Dave Clark, Amazon Worldwide Consumer CEO, leaves abruptly after 23 years with tech giant

One of Amazon’s longtime leaders, Worldwide Consumer CEO Dave Clark, is leaving the company to pursue unspecified “other opportunities” in… Read More

In unusually close votes, Amazon shareholders send messages on exec pay, labor, and environment

New numbers reveal an undercurrent of Amazon shareholder opposition to the company’s board and management on issues including executive pay,… Read More

Has Amazon found its fourth pillar? Revisiting a key question for the company’s future

One year ago, the last question put to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos during his final shareholder meeting as the company’s… Read More

White House and Jeff Bezos continue to trade jabs in dispute over inflation claims

The White House returned fire and Jeff Bezos took another swing Monday in a back-and-forth dispute between the Amazon founder… Read More

Watch a tearful Jeff Bezos celebrate his immigrant father: ‘Could not have had a better role model’

Jeff Bezos is never shy about sharing his love for his parents on social media, thanking them for the inspiration… Read More

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy’s $212M in annual compensation isn’t quite what it seems

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy’s total compensation for 2021, including his first six months as the tech giant’s chief executive, was… Read More

Where’s my jetpack? It was at MARS conference, along with Jeff Bezos and Amazon CEO Andy Jassy

Billionaire Jeff Bezos missed out on his usual chauffeuring duties at the West Texas launch orchestrated today by his Blue… Read More

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Jeff Bezos, future Seahawks owner? Why the Russell Wilson trade increases the odds

This week’s blockbuster trade of Seattle Seahawks QB Russell Wilson could be the first in a series of moves that… Read More

Scramble the fighters! Thousands of protesters sign up to egg Jeff Bezos’ yacht at Dutch bridge site

Nearly 5,000 people have signed up to throw eggs at Jeff Bezos’ superyacht when it sails through the Dutch city… Read More

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GeekWire Podcast: The realities of Amazon’s pay increase; inside Microsoft’s HoloLens business

Our guest on the GeekWire Podcast this week, Ashley Stewart, is a Seattle-based senior tech correspondent for Insider who reports… Read More

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Amazon more than doubles max base pay to $350k for corporate and tech workers, citing labor market

Amazon will boost its maximum base pay to $350,000 for corporate and tech employees, from $160,000 previously, as part of… Read More

A Bezos too far? Dutch city will dismantle historic bridge to make way for Amazon founder’s big yacht

A superyacht being built for Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is generating some super buzz due to the fact that a… Read More

Jeff Bezos’ Montessori-inspired free preschools will expand to Texas and Florida

With five Bezos Academy preschools up and running in Washington state, the organization announced this week that it will be… Read More

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GeekWire Podcast: Amazon’s Alexa is going to space, and more news from the final frontier

Alexa, open the pod bay doors. Amazon’s voice assistant hasn’t quite reached the level of HAL, the iconic AI from… Read More

Paul Allen’s L.A. site sells for $65M, part of effort to scale back late Microsoft co-founder’s projects

A 120-acre site purchased by the late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen for $20 million in 1997 in the Beverly Crest… Read More

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Debate: Is Amazon good for small business?

Amazon is a seedbed for new small businesses while providing unprecedented opportunities for entrepreneurs and vital convenience and pricing for… Read More

Amazon’s second chance: Bellevue gives tech giant an opportunity to reshape its regional legacy

BELLEVUE, Wash. — Amazon is poised to transform a major swath of this city, much as the company reshaped Seattle… Read More

The Rock thanks his ‘tequila drinking buddy’ Jeff Bezos at People’s Choice Awards

Jeff Bezos made a surprise appearance at the People’s Choice Awards in Los Angeles Tuesday night to present an award… Read More

Bezos Earth Fund awards $443M in grants, focus is on climate justice, saving and restoring nature

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos announced 44 grants totaling $443 million from the Bezos Earth Fund on Monday. The new pledges… Read More

Jeff Bezos gives Obama Foundation $100M, names plaza in honor of late Congressman John Lewis

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is giving $100 million to the Obama Foundation, the organization that’s building the former president’s library… Read More