Bezos’ Day 1 Families Fund awards $96M in grants to 32 organizations helping homeless families Jeff Bezos’ Day 1 Families Fund on Wednesday announced the latest round of grantees who are working to help U.S.… Read More
Climate tech execs anticipate market benefits as COP26 summit amplifies role of private sector The stakes for the United Nations’ COP26 climate summit were incredibly high. The world is already feeling the detrimental impacts… Read More
Jeff Bezos says he’s spending more on his Earth Fund than on Blue Origin space shots Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has been getting a lot of press lately, but the Amazon founder and chairman… Read More
Idol threat: Jeff Bezos jokes with Leonardo DiCaprio over video of actor meeting billionaire’s girlfriend Jeff Bezos may be chasing the stars with his Blue Origin space venture, but he needs to keep an eye… Read More
Hanks, but no Hanks: Actor turned down Jeff Bezos’ offer to ride Blue Origin rocket because of price tag Tom Hanks has already been to space, sort of, as the star of 1995’s “Apollo 13.” He wasn’t going to… Read More
$10B Bezos Earth Fund earmarks $2B for land restoration and food production efforts As the United Nation’s COP26 climate talks in Glasgow kicked off this week, the Bezos Earth Fund on Monday announced… Read More
News Brief See worthy: First look at Jeff Bezos’ reported $500M superyacht at Netherlands shipyard Jeff Bezos appears to be getting closer to setting sail in superyacht style. The Amazon founder and former CEO is… Read More
Did Amazon lie to Congress? Lawmakers give CEO Andy Jassy ‘final opportunity’ to correct record Citing news reports indicating that Amazon gamed its marketplace to favor its own products, U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal of Seattle… Read More
William Shatner’s space trek is turning up a spotlight on Blue Origin’s highs and lows Star Trek captain William Shatner’s scheduled suborbital space trip is bringing a renewed flood of attention to Jeff Bezos’ Blue… Read More
Twitch got e-vandalized overnight with photos of Jeff Bezos amid fallout from data breach If you were using the web version of Twitch early Friday morning, you might’ve gotten the chance to see it… Read More
Billionaire belly laughs: SNL’s space skit pokes fun at Jeff Bezos, Richard Branson and Elon Musk You know that the billionaire space race has entered the nation’s mainstream when it’s skewered by NBC’s “Saturday Night Live.”… Read More
Jeff Bezos calls Amazon’s ‘New World’ video game a ‘success’ — but it’s too early to determine that ANALYSIS: Amazon’s new video game New World launched on Tuesday to strong social media buzz, high online engagement, and a… Read More
Blue Origin’s record on safety and sexual harassment comes under fire from within A former employee of Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has given up her anonymity to lead a campaign accusing… Read More
Elon Musk chats about Starship and space telescopes … and Jeff Bezos’ rocket envy In the latest chapter of a long-running space spat, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk took aim at his billionaire rival Jeff… Read More
Bezos Earth Fund pledges $1B to conserve land and sea in critical areas of the world The Bezos Earth Fund pledged $1 billion to conserve and protect vulnerable areas of the world, focusing initially on the… Read More
Elon Musk goads Jeff Bezos on Twitter as their prolonged space spat escalates SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has fired a fresh volley of tart tweets at Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon and… Read More
Jeff Bezos’ mom did not email me: How I got a troll to apologize, and why we might be friends now In my five-plus years at GeekWire, I’ve often wondered what it would take to get Jeff Bezos’ attention and how… Read More
Ice cream news with a twist: Jeff Bezos has his own home soft-serve machine from popular L.A. brand This week-old news doesn’t exactly qualify as a scoop, but it is ice cream related, so dig in anyway. Straight… Read More
Blue Origin leaving humans behind as next mission will carry scientific and research payloads Jeff Bezos and his crewmates won’t be hopping aboard for a suborbital redo on the next New Shepard mission. The… Read More
Bezos’ Blue Origin sues NASA for giving Musk’s SpaceX sole contract to return astronauts to moon After focusing for much of his career on delivering packages to doorsteps, Jeff Bezos is turning his attention to delivering… Read More
Nautilus Biotechnology shares surge 50% on news of Amazon investment Shares of Nautilus Biotechnology rose by as much as 50% on Thursday morning after a report revealed that Amazon has… Read More
Amazon Prime Day, AWS and jobs in the spotlight for Andy Jassy’s first earnings report as CEO Amazon’s earnings report Thursday will be its first with CEO Andy Jassy at the helm. While it may be tempting… Read More
Jeff Bezos offers to cover $2B more in costs as part of NASA lunar lander deal In an open letter to NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, Jeff Bezos says his Blue Origin space venture will waive up… Read More
Blue Origin’s suborbital space ticket sales are nearing $100M, Jeff Bezos says VAN HORN, Texas — Blue Origin hasn’t yet revealed how much it’s charging for suborbital space trips, but founder Jeff… Read More
Jeff Bezos gives away $200M and thanks Amazon customers after Blue Origin’s big launch On the heels of what some critics have called the world’s most expensive midlife crisis, Amazon founder and Blue Origin… Read More
‘Best day ever!’ Blue Origin sends Jeff Bezos on suborbital trip with oldest and youngest spacefliers VAN HORN, Texas — As of today, Jeff Bezos is not only the richest person on Earth. He’s the richest… Read More
How to watch the countdown to Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin suborbital space trip (and why) UPDATE: ‘Best day ever!’ Blue Origin sends Jeff Bezos on suborbital trip with oldest and youngest spacefliers Original story: VAN… Read More
After Jeff Bezos, Blue Origin sees a ‘robust pipeline’ of future paying spacefliers Jeff Bezos and his crewmates are still finishing up their training for the first-ever crewed spaceflight conducted by Blue Origin,… Read More
Jeff Bezos donating $200M to National Air and Space Museum in historic Smithsonian gift Less than a week before he’s set to blast off on the first crewed mission of his Blue Origin spaceship,… Read More
Play Episode Podcast Bezos, Branson and the billionaire space race: What to watch when Amazon’s founder blasts off Play Sir Richard Branson added new fuel to the billionaire space race July 11 when he and his Virgin Galactic crewmates floated… Read More
