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Who is Jeff Bezos

Jeff Bezos

About Jeff Bezos

Who is Jeff Bezos

Jeffrey Preston Bezos, better known as Jeff Bezos, is the founder and former chief executive officer of e-commerce giant Amazon. He is an entrepreneur, investor and media proprietor. His lucrative ventures have made him one of the richest people in the world, and Bezos has been named the "richest man in modern history" on the Forbes wealth index.
 
Early career of Jeff Bezos
 
After graduating from Princeton University, Jeff Bezos started a job at a fintech telecommunications start-up, Fitel. Within months, he was promoted as the director of customer service. He shifted to the banking industry and later joined D E Shaw
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Amazon donates $1 mn to Donald Trump's inaugural fund as Bezos plans visit

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is also meeting with Trump next week, the president-elect said Thursday, highlighting his contacts with tech titans

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Updated On : 13 Dec 2024 | 8:39 AM IST

Musk hits $400 bn milestone: A look at the wealthiest of the last century

Bloomberg Billionaires Index 2024 reported that Elon Musk has become the first person in history to achieve a net worth exceeding $400 billion. Here's a look at the richest men in the last century:

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Updated On : 12 Dec 2024 | 2:44 PM IST

Challenging Musk's Falcon-9, Bezos' New Glenn seeks Dec launch: Details

With New Glenn's entry into the space market, a new rivalry is expected to begin between Elon Musk's SpaceX and Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin

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Updated On : 26 Nov 2024 | 3:27 PM IST

Jeff Bezos hits back at Musk in sniping over Tesla, SpaceX holdings

It's the latest tit-for-tat between the world's two richest individuals, whose businesses compete in the commercial space industry

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Updated On : 22 Nov 2024 | 8:14 AM IST

'Jeff Bezos advised selling Tesla stocks thinking Trump would lose': Musk

Donald Trump is set to assume office on January 20 and has been naming his picks for key administrative roles. The list also features Musk, who will co-lead DOGE to make the US govt more 'efficient'

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Updated On : 21 Nov 2024 | 4:55 PM IST

How Donald Trump's win could boost Musk's & Bezos' India ambitions

Donald Trump's return to the White House may bring potential advantages for Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, as his policies favouring US companies could create a conducive environment for them

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Updated On : 08 Nov 2024 | 2:34 PM IST

Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and the billions of ways to influence an election

Jeff Bezos, the reigning swashbuckler of the internet age until Musk came along, was playing a cooler game, content to let Musk take the headlines and the risk

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Updated On : 31 Oct 2024 | 10:02 PM IST

'Perception of bias': What Jeff Bezos said on the WaPo not endorsing Harris

Writing in an article on the Washington Post's website, Bezos said that endorsements do not influence election outcomes but may, instead, sway public trust

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Updated On : 30 Oct 2024 | 10:11 AM IST

Washington Post withheld endorsement to fight credibility gap: Bezos

Bezos also said the Post's action was unrelated to former President Donald Trump's meeting with executives from Blue Origin, another of his businesses, on the day of the announcement

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Updated On : 29 Oct 2024 | 7:48 AM IST

Elon Musk's wealth soars $34 bn as Tesla shares post biggest decadal gain

Elon Musk, 53, has also been in the spotlight for his increasingly vocal - and costly - support of Republican candidate Donald Trump

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Updated On : 25 Oct 2024 | 8:41 AM IST

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin suffers fiery setback building new rocket

The previously unreported incidents illustrate the hurdles Blue Origin is grappling with while ramping up production of New Glenn

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Updated On : 22 Aug 2024 | 8:53 AM IST

World's richest lose $134 billion in stock slump, led by Amazon's Bezos

His wealth also derives from space-exploration company Blue Origin and the Washington Post

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Updated On : 03 Aug 2024 | 12:31 PM IST

Bezos to sell Amazon shares worth about $5 bn after stock hits record high

After the sale plan, Bezos would own about 912 million Amazon shares, or 8.8 per cent of the outstanding stock

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Updated On : 03 Jul 2024 | 9:53 PM IST

Jeff Bezos' space flight may have an Indian onboard soon. Key details

SERA, a US-based agency, is planning to offer six seats on a future mission of New Shepard, Blue Origin's reusable suborbital rocket, to citizens from various countries

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Updated On : 01 Jul 2024 | 5:36 PM IST

Blue Origin, SpaceX, ULA picked for Pentagon rocket launch contracts

The US Space Force, which manages the launch procurement program, said Blue Origin received $5 million to provide an assessment of how it will meet the Pentagon's launch requirements

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Updated On : 14 Jun 2024 | 8:58 AM IST

Gopi Thotakura makes history, becomes 1st Indian to go to space as tourist

He was selected as one of the six crew members for the NS-25 mission, becoming the first Indian space tourist and the second Indian to journey into space

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Updated On : 20 May 2024 | 11:22 AM IST

First African American astronaut goes to space 60 yrs later on Bezos rocket

Dwight, now 90, got to experience a few minutes of weightlessness with five other passengers aboard the Blue Origin capsule as it skimmed space

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Updated On : 19 May 2024 | 9:07 PM IST

Southeast Asia fast emerging as centre of gravity for tech industry

After decades of playing second fiddle to China and Japan, the region of about 675 million people is drawing more tech investment than ever

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Updated On : 11 May 2024 | 8:48 AM IST

Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg lead Magnificent Seven insider stock sales

The moves underscore how Silicon Valley insiders are monetizing their holdings after tech stocks rallied to fresh records, rebounding from a 2022 slump caused by accelerating inflation, rate hikes

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Updated On : 09 May 2024 | 7:13 PM IST

To the stars: Gopichand Thotakura set to be the first Indian space tourist

Vijaywada-born Gopichand Thotakura, one of the co-founders of Preserve Life, is set to join Blue Origin's crew for the NS-25 suborbital mission

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Updated On : 12 Apr 2024 | 12:35 PM IST