Oct. 8 (UPI) — Mike Bezos, father of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has appointed Chilean executive Valeria Alberola as the new CEO of his family office, Aurora Borealis, a Miami-based firm created in 2020 to manage the family’s estimated $40 million fortune. Alberola holds a degree in economics and business from the School of Economics…
Amazon’s first ever employee has shared his thoughts on Jeff Bezos’ $2.37 trillion empire. What started out as a modest(ish) mail-order bookshop in 1994, rapidly evolved into the world’s largest online retailer. Now a household name, Amazon has expanded far beyond e-commerce, with off-shoots like Prime Video and Amazon Fresh, though not every Bezos project…
Newlyweds Lauren Sánchez Bezos and Jeff Bezos are proving that true love extends all the way to their wardrobes. The stylish pair have become well-known for their perfectly coordinated looks, whether they’re making an appearance at a glamorous A-list event or simply enjoying a casual stroll together. From chic monochrome ensembles to bold pops of…
In a recent interview at Italian Tech Week, Jeff Bezos shared insights that challenge the popular myth that college dropouts are the ultimate entrepreneurs. He called tech icons like Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates “the exception,” emphasising that most successful founders benefit from real-world experience before starting their own companies. Bezos advised young people to…
A star Washington Post columnist fired by Jeff Bezos’s newspaper has warned that the billionaire is enabling America’s descent into authoritarianism under Donald Trump. She says the state-sanctioned murder of journalists is no longer unthinkable. Trump has repeatedly spoken about using the military to stifle an “enemy within”—including Democrats, leftists, and protestors—saying troops are using…
Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Bezos, one of the world’s most high-profile couples, turned heads in Paris during Fashion Week with their impeccably coordinated outfits. The pair embraced a sophisticated monochromatic grey theme, perfectly complementing Jeff Bezos’ newly debuted grey buzz cut and highlighting their remarkable fashion synchronicity. Jeff opted for a casual yet stylish…
Paris Fashion Week kicked off on September 29 and will be underway until October 7. Attendees have included actors, musicians, and billionaires like Jeff Bezos. While some have worn standout outfits, others have missed the mark with their fashion. Paris is the city of love, lights, and, unfortunately, some bad outfits this week. Actors, musicians,…
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has reportedly called artificial intelligence an “industrial bubble,” on Monday. The term “bubble” refers to a period of inflated stock prices or valuations of companies that have disconnected from the fundamentals of a business. One of the most famous bubbles that burst was the 2000 dotcom crash where the value of…
Some of Big Tech’s greatest success stories are from college dropouts. Mark Zuckerberg launched Facebook in 2004 from his Harvard University dorm room (and later dropped out). Bill Gates also left Harvard and cofounded Microsoft with Paul Allen in 1975. But Jeff Bezos, founder of the world’s largest online retailer Amazon, said Zuckerberg and Gates…
Matt Murray, who took over as executive editor of The Washington Post more than a year ago when Sally Buzbee stepped down, says owner Jeff Bezos has had “zero meddling” in the paper’s news operation as it undergoes a major overhaul at a precarious time for the legacy newspaper. Murray, WaPo’s editor in chief from…