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Jeff Bezos

The latest news on Jeff Bezos, founder, executive chairman and former president and CEO of Amazon and American business magnate, including tech and business news and updates.<br />

Born

12 Jan 1964

Industry

Technology, Business

Job Title

Businessman

Space

Katy Perry and Bezos’ fiancée to fly to space on Blue Origin rocket

They will be part of a six-member, all-female crew on Blue Origin’s next space flight.

28 Feb 2025 - 3:06AM

James Bond

Amazon gains creative control of Bond franchise in deal with Broccoli family

21 Feb 2025 - 5:27PM

Donald Trump

Nasa shake-up casts doubt on moon programme, as Musk and Trump turn to Mars

20 Feb 2025 - 11:01AM

United States

Did The Washington Post censor an ad calling for Trump to ‘fire Elon Musk’?

The Post’s decision, made without explanation, has raised concerns about censorship and potential pressure to cover news in a specific way.

18 Feb 2025 - 5:47PM

The Washington Post cut an ad urging Trump to fire Elon Musk, watchdog group Common Cause said. Photo: Common Cause

Asean

Opinion | From Trump to tech titans, geopolitical traps await Southeast Asia

The US-China tech war and politicisation of tech firms are narrowing options for wary regional players.

31 Jan 2025 - 5:30AMvideocam

Technology

Who is Lina Khan, the outgoing FTC chair of the top US antitrust watchdog?

Lina Khan, the outgoing chair of the Federal Trade Commission, was appointed by US President Joe Biden to lead the antitrust agency and protect consumers against big tech companies forming monopolies.

31 Jan 2025 - 4:00AM

Millionaires and billionaires

World’s richest people lose US$108 billion after DeepSeek sell-off

Nvidia’s Huang, Oracle’s Ellison and ex-Binance CEO CZ were hit hard, though Meta’s Zuckerberg and Amazon’s Bezos escaped unscathed.

29 Jan 2025 - 9:23AMvideocam

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang delivers a keynote address at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada, on January 6. Photo: AFP

Donald Trump’s 2025 inauguration

From Musk to Bezos, a who’s who of billionaires attended Trump’s inauguration

A gathering of the world’s wealthiest individuals attended the inauguration, and in a telling gesture, the tech billionaires were seated in front of Trump’s nominated Cabinet.

21 Jan 2025 - 7:05PMvideocam

Donald Trump’s 2025 inauguration

Bannon says tech ‘oligarchs’ have ‘surrendered’ to Trump

Steve Bannon told ABC News that Donald Trump ‘broke’ the tech giants who’ve embraced him.

20 Jan 2025 - 1:20PMvideocam

Donald Trump’s 2025 inauguration

With Trump’s inauguration, US-China rivalry opens new and uncertain chapter

Whether and how the mercurial president-elect delivers on his various pledges on trade with Beijing and other issues will be anyone’s guess.

20 Jan 2025 - 4:13PMvideocam

A conductor attends a rehearsal in front of the US Capitol in Washington ahead of Donald Trump’s January 20 presidential inauguration. Photo: Reuters

Donald Trump’s 2025 inauguration

The pomp, circumstance and traditions of US presidential inaugurations

Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 47th president of the United States on January 20, continuing a 236-year legacy.

20 Jan 2025 - 11:45AM

Attendees at the inauguration ceremonies in Washington for Donald Trump’s first swearing in as US president on January 20, 2017. Photo: Reuters

Semiconductors

Nvidia CEO skips Trump’s inauguration for Lunar New Year Asia visit

Jensen Huang is expected to miss the ceremony, while Apple’s Tim Cook, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos and Tesla’s Elon Musk are attending.

17 Jan 2025 - 12:30PM

SpaceX

SpaceX repeats stunning ‘chopsticks’ catch, but Starship explodes in test flight

Super Heavy booster successfully returns to launch pad, but top section of rocket experiences a ‘rapid unscheduled disassembly’.

17 Jan 2025 - 3:58PMvideocam

US-China relations

TikTok CEO expected to attend Trump’s inauguration: reports

Incoming administration officials and some Democrats lead effort to try to help popular Chinese-owned app avert being banned in the US.

17 Jan 2025 - 7:23AMvideocam

TikTok CEO Chew Shou Zi testifies before the US House Energy and Commerce Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 23, 2023. Photo: AFP via Getty Images/TNS

Space

Blue Origin reaches orbit in first New Glenn launch, misses booster landing

The New Glenn rocket, named after the first US astronaut to orbit Earth, has been in development for about a decade.

17 Jan 2025 - 8:09AM

Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket lifts off. Photo: AP

United States

Bezos’ Blue Origin scrubs launch of rocket poised to challenge Musk’s SpaceX

Blue Origin’s first orbital flight of the New Glenn rocket was cancelled due to technical issues, delaying its challenge to SpaceX’s dominance in the launch market.

13 Jan 2025 - 6:09PM

Fame and celebrity

Who is Lauren Sánchez’s friend, October ‘Tobie’ Gonzalez?

The daughter of Native American musician Pat Vegas, Tobie met Tony Gonzalez when she was working at a bar in California – they married in 2007 and have 2 kids, Malia and River.

7 Jan 2025 - 6:00PM

United States

Washington Post cartoonist quits after paper rejects sketch of Bezos bowing to Trump

Ann Telnaes said the cartoon was intended to criticise the growing ties between the US’s billionaires and the incoming president.

5 Jan 2025 - 8:52AM

The Washington Post’s long-term cartoonist Ann Telnaes has decided to quit her job at the paper after it nixed one of her sketches. File photo: AFP

Fame and celebrity

Who is Patrick Whitesell, ex-husband of Jeff Bezos’ fiancée Lauren Sánchez?

An executive chairman of one of Hollywood’s biggest talent agencies, Whitesell bounced back from his ex-wife’s infidelity with the Amazon founder, and is now married to model and actress Pia Miller.

5 Jan 2025 - 5:00AM

History

Recap | Taylor Swift, Elon Musk and Salman Rushdie were foreshadowed in ancient China

Explore connections between Chinese history, current events, and modern celebrities with longtime contributor Wee Kek Koon.

12 Dec 2024 - 12:00PM

Millionaires and billionaires

Recap | Who are the richest people in the world and how did they earn their wealth?

Who has amassed the world’s largest fortunes? Take a deep dive and find out how much they are worth, from the wealthiest tech moguls to fabulously rich supermodels, from millionaire rock stars to the youngest billionaires.

2 Nov 2024 - 3:38PM

Elon Musk is CEO of electric vehicle maker Tesla and spacecraft manufacturer SpaceX. He also owns X, formerly known as Twitter. Bloomberg estimates he was worth US$248 billion as of September 12, 2024. Photo: Reuters

Fame and celebrity

Who is Amazon nepo baby Preston Bezos, Jeff Bezos’ eldest son?

Emmy-winning journalist turned children’s book author Sánchez says Jeff Bezos ‘loves her kids’ – and likewise, she was seen holidaying in Greece with him and his son Preston this year.

30 Oct 2024 - 6:00PM

Who is Amazon nepo baby Preston Bezos, Jeff Bezos’s eldest son with MacKenzie Scott? The MIT grad was spotted at Nobu with future stepmum Lauren Sánchez – who calls her blended family “the Brady Bunch”. Photo: Getty Images

US presidential election 2024

Bezos says Washington Post ended US presidential endorsements on ‘principle’

Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos argued presidential endorsements ‘create a perception of bias’.

29 Oct 2024 - 12:18PM

US presidential election 2024

Here’s how US billionaires and their employees are approaching the election

From Silicon Valley to Wall Street, some company executives are mega donors while others are staying neutral.

28 Oct 2024 - 3:37PM

US presidential election 2024

Washington Post endorsement of Harris quashed by Bezos, its own report says

The LA Times has also declined to endorse Trump or Harris, prompting its editorial page editor and others to resign.

26 Oct 2024 - 9:45AM

The Washington Post announced on Friday that will endorse neither Democrat Kamala Harris nor Republican Donald Trump in the US presidential election. Photo: AFP

Millionaires and billionaires

Who’s in the US$100 billion club? Net worths, ranked – from Musk to Zuckerberg

From the pioneering tech founders behind Google and Microsoft to the industry titans behind Walmart and Reliance, these founders and CEOs are worth over US$100b – here’s how they made their fortunes.

15 Oct 2024 - 7:00PM

Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, and Tesla founder Elon Musk are all worth over US$100 billion. Photos: Reuters/AP

Icons and Influencers

Who is controversial New York restaurateur, Keith McNally?

The British restaurateur behind celeb NYC favourite Balthazar isn’t impressed by Lauren Sanchéz and the Kardashians – or James Corden or Jeff Bezos, for that matter ….

2 Oct 2024 - 3:14PM

Fame and celebrity

Why is Lauren Sánchez’s former yoga instructor, Alanna Zabel, suing her?

When the former Fox News anchor released her debut children’s book earlier this month, her former yoga instructor said it was a move motivated by ‘personal jealousy’.

23 Sep 2024 - 7:00PM

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