MacKenzie Scott, formerly Bezos, gives $46 million to LGBTQ nonprofits

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorMusic streaming on Twitch is booming — and now a group of artists is challenging owner Amazon to pay its fair share.In a letter Monday addressed to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, the nonprofit Artist Rights Alliance cited Bezos’ testimony during a House Antitrust Subcommittee hearing on July 29. The chief exec, who is the wealthiest person in the world, was asked by Rep.

coronavirus lockdown began, prompting artists and their labels to tackle Amazon over their music licensing policies.As the FT reports, the legal battle began in June when rights holders issued “takedown notices” against Twitch, with over 2500 claims being filed for the use of unlicensed music in the background of gaming streams and recording live streams.Since then, the Artists Rights Alliance has placed direct pressure on Bezos and will now send an open letter urging him to go beyond “the

This Thursday, Mark Zuckerberg officially became a member of a very small club of men. Page Six says the Facebook founder became one of three men who are worth over $100 billion.

“Alexa, are we paying music royalties?"

Bloomberg’s Billionaires Index, as Facebook’s stock rocketed higher a day after the company reported Q2 revenue and earnings that topped Wall Street’s projections. The 36-year-old is now worth an estimated $96 billion.At the same time, Bezos was $6.3 billion wealthier by the end of Friday’s trading session as well, after Amazon’s share price increased 3.7% on the day.

Jill Goldsmith Co-Business EditorApple became the world’s most valuable company Friday, dethroning state oil giant Saudi Aramco, and Amazon founder-CEO Jeff Bezos saw his net worth surge, as the stocks jumped following a round of stellar tech earnings.Apple and Amazon (along with Facebook and Google parent Alphabet) all reported second-quarter numbers after the market closed Thursday showcasing financials that blew past Wall Street’s expectations and appeared to withstand the economic ravages

TheWrap-Up,” hosts Sharon Waxman and Daniel Goldblatt discussed the landmark deal between Universal and AMC Theaters, the record diversity numbers in this year’s Emmy nominations and the first issue of O Magazine to not feature Oprah Winfrey on the cover.Then, we break down the big meeting on Capitol Hill for Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, Apple’s Tim Cook and Alphabet’s Sundar Pichai.

Dade Hayes Finance EditorAmazon delivered another quarter of stellar financial results as its digital business continues to thrive during COVID-19 despite logistical challenges posed by the pandemic.Total revenue for the quarter ending June 30 was $88.9 billion, more than $7 billion more than Wall Street analysts’s consensus expectation.

analyst projections of $81.5 billion. Its earnings per share of $10.30 was nearly $9 higher than analysts’ expectations of $1.46 EPS.“This was another highly unusual quarter, and I couldn’t be more proud of and grateful to our employees around the globe,” said Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder and CEO.

Elaine Low Senior TV WriterAmazon easily topped second-quarter earnings and revenue forecasts after the market close Thursday, with CEO Jeff Bezos calling it “another highly unusual quarter” amid the current coronavirus pandemic.“As expected, we spent over $4 billion on incremental COVID-19-related costs in the quarter to help keep employees safe and deliver products to customers in this time of high demand—purchasing personal protective equipment, increasing cleaning of our facilities,

James McClain Back in April, Jeff Bezos paid a record $165 million for David Geffen’s famed Jack Warner estate, the 10-acre compound that lies in Beverly Hills’ lower Benedict Canyon neighborhood.

Rep. Steube complains to Google CEO about his campaign emails going to Gmail spam boxes and says that it's only happening to republicans.

Jeff Bezos, has donated $1.7 billion of her personal fortune to charity, she said in a blog post on Tuesday.Her charitable contributions make good on her signing of The Giving Pledge in May 2019, vowing to donate most of her wealth to philanthropic causes over her lifetime.

MacKenzie Scott, ex of Jeff Bezos, just announced a donation of nearly this much money to charity… – TMZ JoJo Siwa is now taken! – Just Jared Jr Ask permission before using their songs… – DListed This “Karen” is going viral for shouting slurs.

Nick Sandmann, famously described as the Covington kid, came to an undisclosed settlement with the Washington Post after the outlet and others framed him as a vicious racist who antagonized the Omaha tribe elder, Nathan Phillips. Hot New Hip Hop says Sandmann reached an agreement with the Jeff Bezos-owned newspaper over the confrontation he had with Nathan Phillips at the Indigenous People’s March at The Lincoln Memorial.

statement to CNN.On Twitter, Sandmann — who is now 18 years old — celebrated the settlement and said he had “more to do.”Also Read: Washington Post Uncovers Owner Jeff Bezos' 2020 Charitable Gifts: Equivalent to $85 for Median AmericanLast year, Sandmann sued the Post, arguing that the paper defamed him in its coverage of a viral video that depicted his encounter at the Lincoln Memorial with Nathan Phillips.