Articles about Jeff Bezos – Page 30 of 34

Robots? Kindles? Door desks? How should Bezos reinvent the Washington Post?

Free Kindles for every newspaper subscriber! Papers delivered by Amazon’s Kiva robots! Door desks in the newsroom! Certainly Jeff Bezos… Read More

Memo: Bezos already giving Washington Post employees some of that Amazon religion

Jeff Bezos is buying the Washington Post newspaper for $250 million in his individual capacity, separate from his role at… Read More

Breaking: Jeff Bezos buying Washington Post for $250M

In a surprise move, Jeff Bezos has reached a deal to acquire the Washington Post Co.’s newspaper publishing business for… Read More

Geek on the Street: Would you rather go on a date with Bezos, Gates or Zuckerberg?

Whether you’re interested in their tech empires, computer-savvy minds, or dashing looks, it would be hard to pass up a… Read More

Why is Jeff Bezos hanging out in Silicon Valley this summer?

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is not enjoying this beautiful Seattle summer. Instead, it appears Bezos is camped out in Silicon… Read More

Amazon won’t say if grocery delivery business is profitable: ‘It was set up as a test’

Amazon.com spent more than five years testing Amazon Fresh in the Seattle area only and finally introduced the grocery delivery… Read More

An open letter to Jeff Bezos: A contract worker’s take on Amazon.com

Dear Jeff Bezos, In your position, I imagine that you rarely have an opportunity to receive feedback from one of… Read More

Jeff Bezos: Yes, it’s Apollo 11! Serial numbers confirm historic engine find

This is a pretty big piece of American history. Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos revealed today that his expedition and research… Read More

New peak: Amazon shares surpass $300 for first time

The rapid growth of Amazon.com was echoed Thursday on Wall Street, as the company’s stock briefly topped $300 for the… Read More

Amazon Kindle is an early hit in China, opening new doors for Bezos & Co.

Will Kindle’s early success in China be the beginning of a renaissance for Amazon in the country? Maybe. After years… Read More

Amazon’s rapid expansion in Seattle continues with two more 12-story office buildings

Amazon.com is expanding its Seattle footprint yet again. Vulcan, the investment arm of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, is planning to… Read More

Jeff Bezos-backed 3D-printing company MakerBot acquired for $403M

Minnesota-based 3D printing manufacturer Stratasys today acquired MakerBot for $402 million based on Stratasys’ stock price in a deal that… Read More

Early Amazon investor Nick Hanauer disappointed Amazon isn’t more civically engaged

Is Amazon.com doing enough to support its hometown? That question has been raised many times over the years, with local publications like… Read More

Whoops! Book by Jeff Bezos’ wife delayed by Amazon logistics

Amazon prides itself on having a top-notch infrastructure for getting products where they need to go, and quickly. But sometimes,… Read More

Amazon opens doors on 3D printer storefront: Is this a sign of things to come?

If a structural change to Amazon.com is any indication, the company is looking to take on the 3D printer scene.… Read More

Amazon noticeably (and admirably?) absent from cyber-spying controversy

The revelations about the U.S. government’s cyber-spying program this week centered on reports that the NSA and the FBI are… Read More

Amazon knocks $20 off Kindle Fire HD for Father’s Day

From now until June 8, Amazon is discounting its Kindle Fire HD tablets by $20 for a Father’s Day sale.… Read More

Bezos to Amazon shareholders: It’s not only Day One, ‘the alarm clock hasn’t gone off yet’

The official business at Amazon’s annual shareholder meeting at Seattle Center this morning was quick and to the point, as… Read More

Jeff Bezos grilled over violent games, movies during Amazon shareholder meeting

Amazon just wrapped up its annual meeting of shareholders at Seattle Center, with Jeff Bezos giving a broad overview of… Read More

Check out the Apollo F-1 moon rocket engines that Jeff Bezos helped salvage

Back in March, Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos and his Bezos Expeditions team recovered significant pieces of two F-1 rocket engines that… Read More

Amazon beats profit expectations, tops 90,000 employees for first time

Amazon this afternoon reported first-quarter profits of $82 million, or 18 cents a share, a decline of 37 percent from… Read More

Jeff Bezos-backed Remitly announces free money transfers to the Philippines

Seattle startup Remitly just announced pricing for its new international money-transfer service to the Philippines, and customers are probably going… Read More

Bezos defends Amazon’s profit-pinching strategy in annual letter to shareholders

This just in: Jeff Bezos’ 2013 letter to shareholders. The annual missive from Amazon’s CEO, released this morning, defends the company’s… Read More

Henry Blodget’s Business Insider raises $5 million from Jeff Bezos and others

Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos is investing in Business Insider, the technology news operation led by former Wall Street investment banker… Read More

Future of Kindle? Amazon’s Bezos wants wireless power, remote processing for devices

Want slimmer and lighter gadgets with amazing battery life? Jeff Bezos is right there with you — and he has… Read More

Success: Jeff Bezos recovers sunken Apollo rocket engines

How does Amazon’s founder spend his down time? Catching up on email in the middle of the Atlantic while monitoring… Read More

Zuckerberg leads list of most-liked CEOs; Bezos’ approval rating soars and Ballmer is a no-show in top 50

Do you like the job your boss is doing? If you work at Facebook, Amazon.com, Salesforce.com, EMC, SAP, Apple or… Read More

‘Bezos Beep’ could replace the smartphone bump for mobile content sharing

Companies including Samsung have been promoting the practice of sharing content by bumping two devices together — transmitting photos, videos… Read More

Bill Gates ranks 2nd on Forbes billionaires list, Jeff Bezos rises up the charts

Forbes is out today with its annual ranking of the world’s top billionaires, and Seattle tech titans are well represented… Read More

New Amazon Kindle ad supports same-sex marriage

Amazon is out with a new Kindle ad, but the commercial’s most attention-getting message has little to do with the… Read More