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MacKenzie Scott Is Giving Away Another $2.7 Billion To 286 Organizations

3:35pm June 15, 2021

by Laurel Wamsley

Scott said she is "attempting to give away a fortune that was enabled by systems in need of change." She has given away more $8 billion of her fortune so far.

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos delivers the keynote address at the Air Force Association's Annual Air in 2018.

National

Jeff Bezos To Step Down As Amazon's CEO

4:03pm February 03, 2021

by Alina Selyukh

Amazon's CEO will be Andy Jassy, the head of its cloud computing division. "As much as I still tap dance into the office, I'm excited about this transition," Bezos says.

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Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, speaks during a House Judiciary subcommittee on antitrust on Capitol Hill.

Politics & Government

4 Key Takeaways From Washington's Big Tech Hearing On 'Monopoly Power'

9:58am July 30, 2020

Rep. David Cicilline, D-R.I., says Amazon, Facebook, Google and Apple operate like monopolies and need to be broken up or regulated.

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos testifies Wednesday via video before the House Judiciary antitrust subcommittee. The hearing also featured the heads of Apple, Facebook and Google.

Politics & Government

Heads Of Amazon, Apple, Facebook And Google Testify On Big Tech's Power

9:13pm July 29, 2020

by Bobby Allyn

The CEOs tell Congress that the giant American tech companies do not stifle competition, saying the concern that too much power is concentrated in too few companies is unfounded.

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is set to testify Wednesday before a House antitrust panel along with the chiefs of Apple, Facebook and Google.

Politics & Government

Jeff Bezos To Washington: 'My Dad's Name Is Miguel. He Adopted Me When I Was 4'

8:50pm July 28, 2020

by Avie Schneider

The CEOs of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google are set to testify about whether their companies have too much power. Jeff Bezos begins his prepared remarks with a personal story.

Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos in 1997 (left) and in 2017. He will appear before Congress for the first time this week a much-transformed leader of a much-transformed company.

Bigger And Brawnier: Clout Of Amazon And CEO Jeff Bezos Under Scrutiny

8:05am July 28, 2020

by Alina Selyukh

The first congressional testimony by Jeff Bezos comes at a time when he and Amazon are seeming at their zenith, occupying ever-growing space in American culture.

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Amazon's Jeff Bezos, Apple's Tim Cook, Google's Sundar Pichai and Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg will face congressional questioning about whether tech has too much power.

Politics & Government

Big Tech In Washington's Hot Seat: What You Need To Know

7:35am July 28, 2020

The heads of Facebook, Google, Amazon and Apple will face lawmakers' questions about whether they are using their power to squash competition.

"A next step in protecting our employees might be regular testing of all Amazonians, including those showing no symptoms," Amazon CEO Bezos wrote on Thursday.

Bezos Hopes To Start Amazon Workers Coronavirus Testing 'Soon'

11:39am April 16, 2020

by Alina Selyukh

The CEO says "vastly more" COVID-19 testing is needed. The company is building its own lab to start testing some workers, potentially looking to start regular checks for all employees.

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos announced Monday he would spend $10 billion of his own fortune to launch a global initiative to fight climate change. He is photographed here in front of the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, in October.

Jeff Bezos Pledges $10 Billion To Fight Climate Change, Planet's 'Biggest Threat'

5:30pm February 17, 2020

by Amy Held

Amazon, the company Bezos founded and heads, has come under increasing scrutiny for its own carbon footprint.

The phone of Jeff Bezos, Amazon CEO and owner of The Washington Post, reportedly was hacked via a WhatsApp account owned by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

World News

U.N. Urges Probe Of Reported Hacking Of Jeff Bezos' Phone By Saudi Arabia

5:50pm January 22, 2020

by Avie Schneider

U.N. human rights experts said they were gravely concerned by reports that a WhatsApp account held by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was used to hack The Washington Post owner's phone.

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