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After a stock transfer from Bill Gates, Melinda Gates is a billionaire

On the same day Bill and Melinda Gates announced their divorce, the fourth richest person in the world transferred $2.4 billion to his estranged wife.

jeff bezos - USA Today
6:45am PDT - May 7th, 2021

Gates' marital split follows Melinda's long journey away from Bill's shadow - Reuters

When Melinda French Gates asked her husband, Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) co-founder Bill Gates, to let her co-author the 2013 annual letter about their foundation, the conversation blew up into a fight.

jeff bezos - Reuters
7:04pm PDT - May 3rd, 2021

Factbox: Wealth and philanthropy of Bill and Melinda Gates - Reuters

Bill and Melinda Gates' divorce will entail complex decisions about how to handle their wealth after 27 years of marriage.

jeff bezos - Reuters
3:58pm PDT - May 3rd, 2021

SpaceX told to suspend work on NASA's moon-lander project until a challenge by Jeff Bezos' rival space company is resolved

Summary List PlacementSpaceX's moon-lander project for NASA has been put on hold after rival bidders Dynetics and Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin filed challenges with the Government Accountability Office. The US space agency told SpaceX to halt its work on the proje…

jeff bezos - Business Insider
2:27pm PDT - April 30th, 2021

Watch Jeff Bezos drive a Rivian R1T through the desert while wearing a cowboy hat

Well, you read the headline, here are the goods: It’s time. You can buy the very first seat on #NewShepard. Sign up to learn how at https://t.co/XNq9WALA7u. Details coming May 5th. #GradatimFerociter pic.twitter.com/K9jugCs9yz — Blue Origin (@blueorigin) Apri…

jeff bezos - The Next Web
7:05am PDT - April 30th, 2021

The health data transparency movement is birthing a new generation of startups

The recent movement toward data transparency is birthing a new generation of innovation and startups that could ultimately make healthcare better and more transparent for all of us.

jeff bezos - TechCrunch
6:15am PDT - April 30th, 2021

As concerns rise over forest carbon offsets, Pachama’s verified offset marketplace gets $15 million

Restoring and preserving the world’s forests has long been considered one of the easiest, lowest cost, and simplest ways to reduce the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. It’s by far the most popular method for corporations looking to take an easy f…

jeff bezos - TechCrunch
5:55am PDT - April 30th, 2021

Amazon hopes pandemic habits stick after profits triple

The tech giant may be entering a "golden age" as the pandemic boosts its range of businesses.

jeff bezos - BBC News
3:33pm PDT - April 29th, 2021

Amazon made more profit during the pandemic than in the past three years

Amazon made more profit during the pandemic than in the past three years combined..

jeff bezos - Engadget
2:02pm PDT - April 29th, 2021

‘It’s time’: Blue Origin teases ticket sales for its New Shepard rocket

Blue Origin invited the public on April 29th to sign up to learn on May 5th, 2021 how it plans to sell tickets for seats on its suborbital New Shepard rocket.

jeff bezos - The Verge
7:34am PDT - April 29th, 2021

Why Jeff Bezos, Tim Cook, and Sundar Pichai are fighting harder than ever to win the ongoing battle over self-driving cars

Summary List PlacementToday's tech giants grew in parallel, finding success in fast-growing markets with elegant, easy-to-use products and mostly staying out of one another's way.  But as these companies have expanded, they've found themselves competing more …

jeff bezos - Business Insider
4:55am PDT - April 28th, 2021

Musk and Bezos collide over space - Reuters

The space race between the world's two richest men went into hyperdrive on Tuesday after Tesla chief Elon Musk took a swipe at Jeff Bezos' attempt to challenge a major NASA contract.

jeff bezos - Reuters
1:11pm PDT - April 27th, 2021

Musk and Bezos collide over space - Reuters

The space race between the world's two richest men went into hyperdrive on Tuesday after Tesla chief Elon Musk took a swipe at Jeff Bezos' attempt to challenge a major NASA contract. Fred Katayama reports.

jeff bezos - Reuters
10:12am PDT - April 27th, 2021

Tech lions circle fattened-up U.S. consumer - Reuters

Facebook (FB.O), Alphabet’s (GOOGL.O) Google and Amazon.com (AMZN.O) are lions on the prowl. Instead of wildebeest, they’re eyeing the fattened-up savings of the U.S. consumer. The tech titans stand to rake in ad revenue as companies compete to woo Americans …

jeff bezos - Reuters
8:21am PDT - April 27th, 2021

Space rivalry between Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk heats up over lunar lander contract

The long-simmering space rivalry between Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos is heating up. Bezos’s aerospace firm, Blue Origin, turned up the temperature on Monday, by filing a protest against NASA’s choice of Musk’s SpaceX for a mission to the Moon. Earlier this month…

jeff bezos - The Next Web
5:16am PDT - April 27th, 2021

Jeff Bezos Protests After NASA Gives $2.9 Billion Lunar Lander Contract to Elon Musk’s SpaceX

The protest opens a new front in a fight over government contracts as Blue Origin races to catch up to SpaceX.

jeff bezos - Time
2:29am PDT - April 27th, 2021

Blue Origin protests NASA's awarding of moon lander contract to SpaceX - Reuters

Blue Origin, the space rocket company backed by billionaire Jeff Bezos, is formally challenging the $2.9 billion moon lander contract awarded by NASA to rival Elon Musk's SpaceX.

jeff bezos - Reuters
4:43pm PDT - April 26th, 2021

Overtime just raised $80 million from Drake, Jeff Bezos, and other investors. A recent pitch deck shows how the startup plans to reach more young sports fans.

Summary List PlacementSports-media startup Overtime has raised $80 million from investors including Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, rapper Drake, and Reddit cofounder Alexis Ohanian, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. A company pitch deck dated January …

jeff bezos - Business Insider
10:25am PDT - April 23rd, 2021

Amazon and Google spent $7.5 million lobbying politicians in the first 3 months of 2021 (GOOGL, AMZN)

Summary List PlacementAmazon and Google broke personal records for lobbying payouts in the first three months of 2021: The two American conglomerates collectively spent $7.5 million on federal lobbying between January 1 and March 31. Amazon was the heavier sp…

jeff bezos - Business Insider
9:29am PDT - April 23rd, 2021

Amazon and Nestle join public-private plan to save world's forests - Reuters

The United States, Norway and Britain joined forces with companies including Amazon (AMZN.O) and Nestle (NESN.S) on Thursday to launch a project aimed at protecting the world's tropical forests.

jeff bezos - Reuters
8:00am PDT - April 22nd, 2021

Amazon and Nestle join public-private plan to save world's forests - Reuters

The United States, Norway and Britain joined forces with companies including Amazon and Nestle on Thursday to launch a project aimed at protecting the world's tropical forests.

jeff bezos - Reuters
7:32am PDT - April 22nd, 2021

EU to examine Illumina's $7.1 billion acquisition of Grail on antitrust grounds - Reuters

EU antitrust regulators will examine Illumina Inc's proposed $7.1 billion acquisition of cancer test maker Grail Inc, the European Commission said on Tuesday, following a request from six countries on competition concerns.

jeff bezos - Reuters
5:41am PDT - April 20th, 2021

Amazon's video game division cancels Lord of the Rings game announced in 2019 - Reuters

Amazon.com Inc's video game division has canceled an online role-playing game based on the fantasy series Lord of the Rings, which was announced in 2019, an Amazon spokeswoman said.

jeff bezos - Reuters
3:44pm PDT - April 17th, 2021

Amazon’s new algorithm will spread workers’ duties across their muscle-tendon groups

Amazon is often accused of treating employees like expendable robots. And like machines, sometimes they break down. A 2019 survey of 145 warehouse workers found that 65% of them experienced physical pain while doing their jobs. Almost half (42%) said the pain…

jeff bezos - The Next Web
10:13am PDT - April 16th, 2021

The Morning After: Touring Mercedes' very luxurious EV

Today’s other headlines: Ferrari's CEO promises an EV in 2025, Amazon finally adds book covers to your Kindle lock screens and the US expels Russian diplomats in response to SolarWinds hack.

jeff bezos - Engadget
4:31am PDT - April 16th, 2021

I can bet you Jeff Bezos bank acct that rat bitch is thinking, talking, and posting shade shit bout me rn

DRISA (@andrisadior)
6:03pm PDT - July 23rd, 2023

Washington Post set to lose '$100 million in 2023' one decade after Jeff Bezos bought the paper: Report https://t.co/77Yc2fu2ic If it exists simply to fly a flag, the model works. Otherwise...

Denyse O'Leary (@itsdesign)
6:01pm PDT - July 23rd, 2023

RT @KarrinAkisha: Wow. Jeff Bezos is a perfect Lex Luthor like Elon Musk is a perfect Illusive Man from Mass Effect 2-3. Just noticed this.…

ac (@acisturntdown)
5:58pm PDT - July 23rd, 2023

RT @amlivemon: WAPO, just like Twitter, was a loss leader intended to push political narratives… they don’t care how much money it loses W…

SeattleSun (@SeattleSun3)
5:56pm PDT - July 23rd, 2023

RT @tweetsbyejordan: $0 to a $1.7 trillion global empire! Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is one of the greatest entrepreneurs of our time. Fro…

Jordan Nelson (@tweetsbyejordan)
5:08pm PDT - July 23rd, 2023

RT @EconomyApp: THIS is how Jeff Bezos makes money... Join 40,000+ savvy professionals and get visual deep dives into how businesses make…

Marg ☮️ #secular_girl (@secular_girl)
5:04pm PDT - July 23rd, 2023

RT @mabinti6: I can't tell who is more Luthor like... Pep Guardiola quoting Caesar in response to Citeh's financial allegations. Jeff Bez…

Connor -- The Barbarian (@ConM0r1013)
4:54pm PDT - July 23rd, 2023

RT @nytimes: Jeff Bezos bought The Washington Post for $250 million a decade ago. But this year, he has taken a more active role in its ope…

☀️ (@unity_4_peace)
4:50pm PDT - July 23rd, 2023

RT @1WriteofPassage: Jeff Bezos is the master. True to his belief in simplicity, he distilled his original vision for Amazon Web Services…

Christ King (@christ_kgc)
4:50pm PDT - July 23rd, 2023

For years, WaPo has been an unfailing cheerleader for all things feminist: A Decade Ago, Jeff Bezos Bought a Newspaper. Now He’s Paying Attention to It Again. https://t.co/v7lqHj1Axo

SAVE (@SAVEservicesorg)
4:48pm PDT - July 23rd, 2023

RT @Strandjunker: Wealth of Elon Musk 2012: $2,000,000,000 2023: $248,900,000,000 Wealth of Jeff Bezos 2012: $18,400,000,000 2023: $153,10…

No one (@sttawm)
4:41pm PDT - July 23rd, 2023

RT @nytimes: Jeff Bezos bought The Washington Post for $250 million a decade ago. But this year, he has taken a more active role in its ope…

Marcus Müller (@lionheart8279)
4:41pm PDT - July 23rd, 2023

RT @mattyglesias: “The Post is on a pace to lose about $100 million in 2023, according to two people with knowledge of the company’s financ…

Marcus Müller (@lionheart8279)
4:41pm PDT - July 23rd, 2023

RT @JonathanTurley: Bezos is reportedly taking a direct interest in the Post , which will reportedly lose $100 million this year due to fai…

J J (@JJ91514302)
4:38pm PDT - July 23rd, 2023

RT @85mf: I will give jeff bezos the deed to my house before I give elon musk my credit card number

Purity For Thee But Not For Me (@TheePurity)
4:32pm PDT - July 23rd, 2023

RT @1WriteofPassage: Jeff Bezos is the master. True to his belief in simplicity, he distilled his original vision for Amazon Web Services…

mokgadi manabalala (@mokgadimanabala)
4:27pm PDT - July 23rd, 2023
A Decade Ago, Jeff Bezos Bought The Washington Post. Now He’s Paying Attention to It Again. https://t.co/NPVdj2SBQZ https://t.co/0Wk6VYB2mk

A Decade Ago, Jeff Bezos Bought The Washington Post. Now He’s Paying Attention to It Again. https://t.co/NPVdj2SBQZ https://t.co/0Wk6VYB2mk

Debora Oliveira (@andorinh1)
3:32pm PDT - July 23rd, 2023

RT @Vltra_MK: I've decided today... I'm no longer self-censoring. We either demand that courageous People like Julian are released or we f…

Hollering (@HollatchaO)
3:30pm PDT - July 23rd, 2023

RT @Vltra_MK: I've decided today... I'm no longer self-censoring. We either demand that courageous People like Julian are released or we f…

Aaron Nye (@anogy)
3:29pm PDT - July 23rd, 2023

RT @FoxNews: Washington Post set to lose '$100 million in 2023' one decade after Jeff Bezos bought the paper: Report https://t.co/EhpL20x5zv

NORMAL (@michaelsri45642)
3:27pm PDT - July 23rd, 2023

RT @85mf: I will give jeff bezos the deed to my house before I give elon musk my credit card number

John Wetherby (@jdubbs99)
3:24pm PDT - July 23rd, 2023

WaPo on track to lose $100M in 2023 – 10 short years after Jeff Bezos buys newspaper https://t.co/vS5XIuFwQC via @americanwire_

herb richmound (@HerbRichmound)
3:24pm PDT - July 23rd, 2023

RT @realdefender45: How is it that there is zero information anywhere on the internet about Hamish Harding’s upbringing, parents or as a yo…

No_Name_in_ T (@UCows4)
3:18pm PDT - July 23rd, 2023

RT @JonErlichman: Age when their business launched? Jeff Bezos: 30 Oprah Winfrey: 32 Reed Hastings, Netflix: 36 Doris Fisher, Gap: 37 Vera…

Dave Wilson (@davewilsonre)
3:13pm PDT - July 23rd, 2023

RT @JonErlichman: Age when their business launched? Jeff Bezos: 30 Oprah Winfrey: 32 Reed Hastings, Netflix: 36 Doris Fisher, Gap: 37 Vera…

Aldo Laurente (@AldoLaurente)
3:11pm PDT - July 23rd, 2023

RT @JonathanTurley: Bezos is reportedly taking a direct interest in the Post , which will reportedly lose $100 million this year due to fai…

Edward Perkins (@EdwardPerk87022)
3:10pm PDT - July 23rd, 2023

This would be a good business case study discussion: Was Bezos’s WaPo acquisition a good investment, looking at his overall business empire? https://t.co/udFAiUFakG

Jeff Giesea (@jeffgiesea)
3:09pm PDT - July 23rd, 2023

RT @Strandjunker: Wealth of Elon Musk 2012: $2,000,000,000 2023: $248,900,000,000 Wealth of Jeff Bezos 2012: $18,400,000,000 2023: $153,10…

NavyVet1972 (@NavyVet1972)
3:06pm PDT - July 23rd, 2023

A brand for a company is like a reputation for a person. You earn reputation by trying to do hard things well. - Jeff Bezos #brandreputation #brandexcellence #businesssuccess

Powerful Panda Marketing (@ppandamarketing)
3:02pm PDT - July 23rd, 2023

RT @docrussjackson: Bernard Arnault has become only the third person in history (after Elon Musk & Jeff Bezos) to amass an estimated fortun…

Victoria (@VicGoesk)
3:01pm PDT - July 23rd, 2023

A Decade Ago, Jeff Bezos Bought a Newspaper. Now He’s Paying Attention to It Again. https://t.co/gXxkXjhW5o

REGGIE B. QADAR (@SCOURING15)
3:00pm PDT - July 23rd, 2023

Jeff Bezos’ Washington Post Is On Pace To Lose $100 Million In Just A Year https://t.co/fK5Br1pTvu #Keeping_America_Informed

Ed Mecka (@edmecka)
3:00pm PDT - July 23rd, 2023

Why does no one crap on Jeff Bezos like they do Elon Musk when his workers are on strike and unionizing for things such as low pay and NO AIR CONDITIONING in Arizona Amazon vans???

Chem the Taco (@WhatHurtsNowEgg)
2:55pm PDT - July 23rd, 2023

RT @realdefender45: How is it that there is zero information anywhere on the internet about Hamish Harding’s upbringing, parents or as a yo…

jujuone (@jujuone12)
2:53pm PDT - July 23rd, 2023

RT @Strandjunker: Wealth of Elon Musk 2012: $2,000,000,000 2023: $248,900,000,000 Wealth of Jeff Bezos 2012: $18,400,000,000 2023: $153,10…

OldMan75 (@man75_old)
2:51pm PDT - July 23rd, 2023

Great News! WaPo on track to lose $100M in 2023 – 10 short years after Jeff Bezos buys newspaper https://t.co/09UyV4Cymu

ConservativeGal @MichiganMelody on Truth Social (@Conserv76161604)
2:48pm PDT - July 23rd, 2023

RT @85mf: I will give jeff bezos the deed to my house before I give elon musk my credit card number

All We Gotta Do Is Be Brave & Be Kind (@HGTVontheRadio)
2:46pm PDT - July 23rd, 2023

RT @ImgCreatorAI: We thought Jeff Bezos's fiancee will look like this...

Khalid Mangariya (चो. खालिद मंगरिया) (@Real_Mangariya)
2:45pm PDT - July 23rd, 2023

RT @Vltra_MK: I've decided today... I'm no longer self-censoring. We either demand that courageous People like Julian are released or we f…

Christian ✝️ ❌rp❌lm❌dc (@GoneBankless)
2:43pm PDT - July 23rd, 2023