Page 15 - Latest Updates on Jeff Bezos
Retail to insurance: Amazon, Ambani's Jio prep for 'one fierce battle'
Jeff Bezos regards India as a key frontier for Amazon; he faces a homegrown champion backed by some of his fiercest US rivals
 "Retail to insurance: Amazon, Ambani's Jio prep for 'one fierce battle'")
A better alternative to Trump's WeChat ban
By opting for a ban, the US has prioritised optics over sound policymaking, with costs to America that are all too predictable
 "A better alternative to Trump's WeChat ban")
Covid-19 curbs make e-commerce viral: Amazon, Flipkart see record sales
Amazon and Flipkart saw record sales during their pre-Independence Day promotions. But this surge does not indicate a decisive revival in consumer sentiment. Here's why
 "Covid-19 curbs make e-commerce viral: Amazon, Flipkart see record sales")
Mark Zuckerberg joins centibillionaire club after launch of TikTok rival
The 36-year-old joins fellow tech titans Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates as the only people in the world who currently have centibillionaire status, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index
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Hacking of celebs' Twitter handles: 'Mastermind' US teen, 2 others charged
Twitter said the hackers behind the attack on accounts of public figures used telephone phishing to break into the system
 "Hacking of celebs' Twitter handles: 'Mastermind' US teen, 2 others charged")
Antitrust hearing: Jeff Bezos testifies before Congress for the first time
After avoiding any questioning for the first two hours of the hearing, Bezos fielded multiple questions on Amazon's approach to pricing
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United in their ire, US lawmakers lash out at big tech cos leaders
For more than five hours, the 15 members of an antitrust panel in the House lobbed questions and repeatedly interrupted and talked over Jeff Bezos of Amazon, Tim Cook of Apple, Mark Zuckerberg
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Tech billionaires like Bezos must answer: Will they let workers unionize?
Amazon's decision to fire the activists was easy to make in the United States, where Amazon workers have no union and are left to fend for themselves
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How to fight against big tech's power, break out of the stranglehold
Expect the tech titans to be grilled over whether their companies have become so powerful and far-reaching that they harm rivals and all of us, too
 "How to fight against big tech's power, break out of the stranglehold")
Top headlines: Google Tax stumps foreign firms, Unlock 3 ends night curfew
From Maruti posting first quarterly loss in 17 years, VIral Acharya on larger role of foreign banks to govt approving new education policy, here are the top news of the day
 "Top headlines: Google Tax stumps foreign firms, Unlock 3 ends night curfew")
'They have too much power': US lawmakers grill Big Tech as Trump weighs in
Much-anticipated congressional hearing featuring the CEOs of four of America's largest tech firms kicks off.
4 Big Tech CEOs under US Congress scanner on issues of competition, privacy
One of them is the world's richest individual (Bezos); another is the fourth-ranked billionaire (Zuckerberg)
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Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos' ex-wife donates $1.7 billion for social causes
MacKenzie Scott, former wife of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, announced that she has donated around $1.7 bn to groups involved in philanthropic causes such as healthcare, LGBT rights and racial justice
 "Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos' ex-wife donates $1.7 billion for social causes")
In prepared remarks, big tech CEOs defend themselves ahead of US testimony
Jeff Bezos, Tim Cook, Mark Zuckerberg and Sundar Pichai to be grilled over the dominance in their fields of e-retail, smartphone software, social media and search.
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Jeff Bezos adds record $13 billion in single day to his fortune
Amazon.com. shares surged 7.9 per cent, the most since December 2018 on rising optimism about web shopping trends, and are now up 73 per cent this year.
Before Twitter hack campaign, online forum offered user accounts for $2,500
For $250, the seller promised to reveal the e-mail and for $2,500, the entire account
 "Before Twitter hack campaign, online forum offered user accounts for $2,500")
Amazon infuses Rs 2,310 crore in India unit amid the Covid-19 pandemic
According to data analytics firm GlobalData, Covid-19 pandemic will accelerate the growth of India's e-commerce market taking it to about Rs 700,000 crore by 2023.
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World's richest in pics: Jeff Bezos to Mukesh Ambani, top 10 billionaires
According to the Bloomberg's Billionaires Index, daily ranking of the world's richest people, Jeff Bezos's wealth soars to record $171.6 billion
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Jeff Bezos's wealth soars to record $171.6 billion: Billionaires Index
Shares of the retailer surged 4.4 per cent to a record $2,878.70, boosting the founder's world-leading fortune to $171.6 billion.
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Elon Musk calls Jeff Bezos a 'copycat' over Amazon's acquisition of Zoox
Tesla CEO Elon Musk called Amazon Founder and CEO Jeff Bezos a copycat after the e-commerce giant announced its purchase of self-driving car company Zoox at an estimated value of over $1 billion
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