Amazon’s business secrets: Former insiders explain how the tech giant really works in new book
How will Amazon maintain its culture as it approaches 1.3 million employees and prepares for its founder Jeff Bezos to step down as CEO? One answer is…
Jeff Bezos says he’s spending more on his Earth Fund than on Blue Origin space shots
Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon and Blue Origin, talks about the link between space and Earth’s welfare with moderator Adi Ignatius at a forum at Washington…
Paul Allen’s L.A. site sells for $65M, part of effort to scale back late Microsoft co-founder’s projects
Late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen. (Vulcan Photograph) A 120-acre site bought by the late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen for $20 million in 1997 within the Beverly Crest…
GeekWire’s new ‘Day 2’ podcast scrutinizes Amazon’s impact on tech, business and the world
It feels sometimes like the “enemy hordes are at the gates,” an Amazon shareholder told Jeff Bezos at the company’s annual meeting in 2018. “Is this the…
Ice cream news with a twist: Jeff Bezos has his own home soft-serve machine from popular L.A. brand
(Instagram Photo via @cvtsoftserve) This week-old news doesn’t exactly qualify as a scoop, but it is ice cream related, so dig in anyway. Straight from the billionaires-can-have-whatever-they-want…
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy’s $212M in annual compensation isn’t quite what it seems
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy speaks at the 2021 GeekWire Summit. (GeekWire Photo / Dan DeLong) Amazon CEO Andy Jassy’s total compensation for 2021, including his first six…
Jeff Bezos’ mom did not email me: How I got a troll to apologize, and why we might be friends now
Click to enlarge: An email to GeekWire reporter Kurt Schlosser this week from a comedian and internet troll posing as Jackie Bezos, mother of Amazon founder Jeff…
Billionaire belly laughs: SNL’s space skit pokes fun at Jeff Bezos, Richard Branson and Elon Musk
Jeff Bezos (left) gets the “Saturday Night Live” treatment from Owen Wilson. (Blue Origin / NBC Photos) You know that the billionaire space race has entered the…
With $8.45 billion MGM deal, Amazon scripts its own Hollywood plot twist
The deal to acquire MGM is the biggest move yet by Amazon in Hollywood, as Jeff Bezos prepares to step down as Amazon CEO. (GeekWire Photo Illustration.)…
See worthy: First look at Jeff Bezos’ reported $500M superyacht at Netherlands shipyard
Jeff Bezos seems to be getting nearer to setting sail in superyacht model. The Amazon founder and former CEO is reported to be the proprietor of a…