Gayle King isn’t afraid to ask Jeff Bezos the questions people want answers to.
07.07.2021 - 07:37 / deadline.com
One day after stepping down as Amazon CEO, the richest man in the world, Jeff Bezos, got even richer.
Bezos ceded the CEO reins to protege Andy Jassy on Monday. He is still the company’s largest shareholder at 11% compared to the next-largest shareholder, Vanguard Group, which holds around 6.5%. With his title now executive chair, he will reportedly spend less time at the retail juggernaut he built.
On Tuesday, the Pentagon announced it was canceling a $10 billion cloud-computing contract with
Gayle King isn’t afraid to ask Jeff Bezos the questions people want answers to.
Jeff Bezos may have lost his billionaire space race to Richard Branson but he still called his 11-minute vacation to space aboard his rocket the “best day ever.” On July 20th everyone watched as the world‘s richest man boarded a rocket with his ‘Blue Origin crew’ to fly into space, float in zero gravity, and throw skittles at each other.
Jon Stewart had his own take on Jeff Bezos’ launch into space Tuesday, sharing a trailer for The Problem With Jon Stewart on Twitter.
Following his trip to the edge of space on Tuesday (July 20), Jeff Bezos announced a new philanthropic venture at a press conference following the Blue Origin spaceflight: The Courage & Civility Award, a $100 million grant that the recipient can donate to the charities or nonprofits of their choice. The first two to be given such honor were newsman Van Jones and chef/humanitarian José Andrés, founder of World Central Kitchen.
Mashable article highlighting the indignities Amazon employees were forced to endure.“I know this space tourism is really exciting for some,” McCain tweeted.
Former Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and his civilian crewmates returned to the Earth’s surface safely after rocketing into space Tuesday aboard his Blue Origin spacecraft.
Jeff Bezos streaked into space Tuesday on a thrilling 10-minute up-and-down flight, a high-tech joyride that sets the stage for the start of commercial passenger service later this year.Competing head to head with fellow billionaire Richard Branson, who flew into space aboard his Virgin Galactic rocketplane July 11, Bezos blasted off with his brother Mark and two history-making passengers: 82-year-old aviation pioneer Wally Funk, the oldest person to fly in space, and Oliver Daemen, an
Amazon founder strapped himself into Blue Origin’s sub-orbital New Shepard rocket from a space station in Texas today. Alongside him was brother Mark, astronaut Wally Funk and Blue Origin’s first customer Oliver Daemon - who has become the youngest person in space.
Singer and rapper Pitbull recently called upon Amazon founder Jeff Bezos to support the people of Cuba. For the unversed, the Caribbean country is embroiled in protests after the government failed to deliver on years of promised economic reform.
Pitbull has called on Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and other powerful business people to support the people of Cuba.
Seth Meyers and Amy Poehler reunited on Tuesday’s “Late Night” to host a special “Really!?!” segment.