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Fellow Amazonians: I’m excited to announce that this Q3 I’ll transition to Executive Chair of the Amazon Board and Andy Jassy will become CEO. In the Exec Chair role, I intend to focus my energies and attention on new products and early initiatives. Andy is well known inside the company and has been at Amazon … Read more
The scene was Madonna’s glittering post-Oscars party last year in Los Angeles. The champagne was flowing and the paparazzi snapping as Hollywood’s biggest stars celebrated their success. Amid the revellers could be seen a somewhat diffident-looking man, standing rather awkwardly with a curvy, dark-haired woman, his bald head glistening under the hot lights. He was, as … Read more
Amazon chief Jeff Bezos names Andy Jassy as his successor as quarterly sales hit $100bn By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 22:55 GMT, 2 February 2021 | Updated: 22:55 GMT, 2 February 2021 Amazon founder Jeff Bezos last night anointed his successor – as quarterly sales flew past $100billion for the first time. … Read more
Jeff Bezos is stepping down as the CEO of Amazon, 27 years after founding it with his ex-wife and building it into one of the most successful companies of all time that is now worth $1.7trillion. Bezos, 57, will be replaced by 53-year-old Andy Jassy, the current CEO of Amazon Web Services (AWS) Amazon’s cloud … Read more
World’s richest man Jeff Bezos, 57, steps down as Amazon CEO Bezos told staff he will become Executive Chair in the third quarter of this year He founded Amazon with his ex-wife MacKenzie Bezos in 1993 The company is now worth $1.7trillion and Bezos is the 2nd richest man in the world after Elon Musk … Read more
For the last 15 years, Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos have been embroiled in a bitter rivalry over everything from their space ventures to their positions as the richest men on the planet. Here’s a rundown of their main rivalries. WEALTH Bezos has long claimed the title of the world’s richest man over his biggest … Read more
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin launches its New Shepard carrying ‘Mannequin Skywalker’ for a test flight of its upgraded space capsule that will take tourists to orbit for $200,000 Blue Origin successfully launched its New Shepard rocket for the 14th time The launch took placed at 12:18pm ET from Launch Site One in West Texas The mission … Read more
Elon Musk offered a deadpan reaction to officially becoming the richest person in the world after a surge in Tesla shares increased his net worth to more than $188billion, dethroning Amazon’s Jeff Bezos for the top spot. The car marker’s stock price jumped 6 per cent on Thursday morning, barely 24 hours after climbing to 4.6 … Read more
Elon Musk is on track to become the richest person in the world after a surge in Tesla shares increased his net worth to a whopping $184.5billion. The car marker’s stock price jumped 4.9 per cent on Wednesday afternoon, just two days after finishing the first trading session of the year with a gain of … Read more
NASA awards Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin and its 301-foot tall New Glenn rocket contract for future space missions starting in 2025 NASA has named Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket a potential mission provider The Jeff Bezos-owned firm will have the opportunity to take contracts This includes sending satellites into orbit or launching supplies to the … Read more