Page 9 - Latest Updates on Jeff Bezos
SoftBank Group may invest $700 mn in Flipkart after exiting firm in 2018
Techy conglomerate investing in Flipkart at a time when Reliance Industries and Tata are betting big on e-commerce as well.
 "SoftBank Group may invest $700 mn in Flipkart after exiting firm in 2018")
Jeff Bezos says will pass baton to new Amazon CEO on July 5
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has picked a date to step down as CEO.
 "Jeff Bezos says will pass baton to new Amazon CEO on July 5")
Blue Origin discloses $2 mn as current highest bid for seat on space flight
Blue Origin, billionaire Jeff Bezos' rocket company, disclosed $2 million as the current highest bid for a seat on its New Shepherd spacecraft after the startup closed the first phase of its auction.
 "Blue Origin discloses $2 mn as current highest bid for seat on space flight")
Amazon in talks to buy movie studio MGM for about $9 billion:Report
MGM would help bolster Amazon's Prime streaming service, the Information and Variety said in reports. Amazon is weeks into negotiations to buy studio for about $9 billion, according to Variety.
 "Amazon in talks to buy movie studio MGM for about $9 billion:Report")
Understanding Amazon
Book review of AMAZON UNBOUND: Jeff Bezos and the Invention of a Global Empire
 "Understanding Amazon")
Competing in a digital world
Book review of Rethinking Competitive Advantage: New Rules for the Digital Age
 "Competing in a digital world")
Bezos wraps up Amazon stock sale for $6.7 billion, continues to hold 10%
Jeff Bezos sold $1.7 billion of Amazon.com Inc. stock, bringing the amount he's unloaded this month to about $6.7 billion.
Jeff Bezos sells $2.5 billion of Amazon and signals more coming
Jeff Bezos, the world's richest person, continues to hold more than 10% of Amazon.com.
Book excerpt: The untold story of how Jeff Bezos beat the tabloids
When a gossip paper went after the Amazon CEO, he retaliated with the brutal, brilliant efficiency he used to build his business empire. An excerpt from the new book Amazon Unbound by Brad Stone
 "Book excerpt: The untold story of how Jeff Bezos beat the tabloids")
Musk trolls Bezos as space race between world's richest men heats up
The space race between the world's two richest men went into hyperdrive on Tuesday after Tesla chief Elon Musk took a swipe at Jeff Bezos' attempt to challenge a major NASA contract
 "Musk trolls Bezos as space race between world's richest men heats up")
Jeff Bezos' rocket company challenges Nasa over SpaceX moon lander deal
The space agency picked Elon Musk's company over two other bidders to take its astronauts back to the lunar surface
Bezos' Blue Origin slams NASA for giving Musk a $2.9 billion contract
The contract is for landing astronauts on the Moon by 2024.
 "Bezos' Blue Origin slams NASA for giving Musk a $2.9 billion contract")
Jeff Bezos' big bang theories
Book review of Working Backwards: Insights, Stories and Secrets from Inside Amazon
 "Jeff Bezos' big bang theories")
Amazon Prime hits 200 million users globally, says CEO Jeff Bezos
Amazon Prime has reached a user base of 200 million, according to the outgoing CEO Jeff Bezos, which is an increase of over 50 million during the pandemic only
 "Amazon Prime hits 200 million users globally, says CEO Jeff Bezos")
Explained: How Amazon future CEO Andy Jassy became Jeff Bezos' shadow
Andy Jassy, AWS CEO and incoming CEO, Amazon, says it is very early days, with respect to what Amazon is hoping to enable for customers in India
 "Explained: How Amazon future CEO Andy Jassy became Jeff Bezos' shadow")
Amazon must treat employees better, says Jeff Bezos after union vote
He's stepping down as CEO later this year to become executive chairman, and it was clear to experts that legacy was on his mind in his final missive to investors
 "Amazon must treat employees better, says Jeff Bezos after union vote")
World's 8 richest now worth $1 trillion, added $110 billion this year
Gates's wealth then slumped with the dot-com bubble burst, and he regained the title of centibillionaire only in 2019
 "World's 8 richest now worth $1 trillion, added $110 billion this year")
Bezos tops Forbes' billionaire list 4th year in a row; Ambani is no. 10
This year's billionaires are worth a combined $13.1 trillion, up from $8 trillion last year, Forbes said
 "Bezos tops Forbes' billionaire list 4th year in a row; Ambani is no. 10")
Amazon violated employees' rights by firing outspoken workers: Labour board
The National Labour Relations Board has found that two outspoken Amazon workers were illegally fired last year
 "Amazon violated employees' rights by firing outspoken workers: Labour board")
Amazon invests Rs 225 cr in India digital payments arm to scale up presence
Amazon Pay got the capital infusion in March by allotting 22.5 crore equity shares
 "Amazon invests Rs 225 cr in India digital payments arm to scale up presence")
