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This 28-Year-Old Turned His College Side Hustle Into a $1.3 Billion Start-Up Backed by Jeff Bezos
Francis Davidson rented out his college apartment over the summer for extra cash. Now, Sonder is a $1.3 billion start-up that may be the next big hospitality brand.
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Why Ark's Cathie Wood Is So Bullish on Space: Costs Are Coming Down Dramatically
The space industry is undergoing a change paradigm that Ark Invest’s Cathie Wood believes is dramatically opening the sector to investment opportunities.
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IBM Is One of 20 Companies Joining The Climate Pledge, a Commitment to Reduce Carbon Emissions Started by Amazon and Jeff Bezos
Another 20 companies joined The Climate Pledge, a public commitment to reduce carbon emissions launched by Amazon and Jeff Bezos in 2019.
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Jeff Bezos Overtakes Elon Musk to Reclaim Spot as World's Richest Person
Musk saw his net worth slide by $3.9 billion on Tuesday as Tesla shares closed at $796.22, down more than 2.4%.
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Amazon Acquires Selz, a Shopify Competitor That Helps Small Businesses Build Online Stores
Amazon quietly acquired Selz on Jan. 15, but it didn’t publicize the acquisition.
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Bill Gates: Unlike Elon Musk, I'm Not a Mars Person
Gates said he’d rather spend money on measles vaccines than traveling to space in a rocket.
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This 34-Year-Old's Start-Up Backed by Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos Aims to Make Nearly Unlimited Clean Energy
Brandon Sorbom was rejected by Ph.D. programs. Now, he’s a co-founder and chief scientist at Commonwealth Fusion Systems, backed by Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates.
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The Math Behind Jeff Bezos' 8 Hours of Sleep—and Why He Says Going ‘Crazy' With 4 Hours Isn't Worth It
Running one of the world’s largest companies doesn’t stop Jeff Bezos from getting his eight hours of sleep. Here’s why the Amazon founder says sleeping just four hours isn’t worth it.
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How Alicia Boler Davis Took on Amazon's Covid Crises and Became Part of Jeff Bezos' Inner Circle
Alicia Boler Davis discusses leading through Covid, representation in STEM, and why she wants today’s young Black leaders to dream big.
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Telesat to Build a $5 Billion Global Satellite Network to Bring Fiber-Like Internet to Businesses
Canadian satellite operator Telesat announced on Tuesday that Thales Alenia Space will build its next-generation broadband satellite network called Lightspeed.
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Jeff Bezos Would Owe $2 Billion a Year in State Taxes If Washington Passes Wealth Tax
Critics warn that since none of Washington’s top billionaires have any day-to-day corporate roles, they could simply move to another state to avoid the tax
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Amazon Announces Andy Jassy as New CEO — Here's What Investors and Former Employees Say About the Move
Amazon announces Andy Jassy from Amazon Web Services as the company’s new CEO in the third quarter. Former Amazon employees and investors weigh in.
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Henry Blodget Says Jeff Bezos Gave Him Key Leadership Advice as an Early Business Insider Investor
Insider Inc. CEO Henry Blodget recalls the early days of his media company when the Amazon founder became a financial backer.
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Jeff Bezos Built a $1.6 Trillion Company From Nothing: Here's the Legacy He Leaves Behind
Bezos transformed Amazon into an e-commerce powerhouse and cloud-computing giant during his two-and-a-half-decade run as CEO.
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Future Amazon CEO Andy Jassy Was Jeff Bezos' ‘Shadow' for Months: ‘I Participated in All of His Meetings'
Amazon’s next CEO, Andy Jassy, once gave Jeff Bezos advice that led to Amazon Web Services. Jassy has since steered AWS to great success.
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Amazon Reports First $100 Billion Quarter Following Holiday and Pandemic Shopping Surge
Amazon said in its earnings report for the fourth quarter of 2020 that AWS CEO Andy Jassy will replace Jeff Bezos as CEO in the third quarter of this year.
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Why Jeff Bezos Always Thinks Three Years Out and Only Makes a Few Decisions a Day
As the world’s richest man, Jeff Bezos isn’t one to make New Year’s resolutions, especially when its comes to running his company, Amazon. That’s because he’s always thinking three years out and only makes a few good decisions a day.
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What Jeff Bezos Told Amazon Employees About Stepping Down as CEO: ‘I've Never Had More Energy, and This Isn't About Retiring'
“Being the CEO of Amazon is a deep responsibility, and it’s consuming,” Jeff Bezos wrote to employees, saying he will transition to an executive chair role in Q3.
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Amazon's Cloud Division Reports 28% Revenue Growth; AWS Head Andy Jassy to Succeed Bezos as Amazon CEO
Amazon Web Services, which has been the profit engine for its parent company, said revenue climbed 28% from a year earlier.
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Elon Musk Says He Will Donate $100 Million to Whoever Invents the Best Carbon Capture Technology
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has announced that he is donating $100 million towards a prize for the best technology that can capture carbon dioxide.