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Jeff Bezos wanted to do a big reveal when Amazon announced its Climate Pledge, and Amazon considered having him unveil it from a polar ice cap
Amazon employees spent a few days trying to figure out how to send Bezos to the Arctic, according t…
Avery Hartmans
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The history of Prime Day: How Amazon turned a typically sleepy season for sales into retail's biggest day of the year for deals
Amazon has created, and marketed, its Prime Day into a can't-miss shopping event that makes the com…
Dominick Reuter,Yeji Jesse Le…
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How cashier-less stores and carts in Amazon, Whole Foods, and Kroger work, helping shoppers skip the checkout line
Cashier-less stores operate based on systems incorporating computer vision, cameras and sensors, an…
Áine Cain
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Jeff Bezos once got so frustrated with Alexa's lack of intelligence that he told Alexa to 'shoot yourself' - and Amazon's engineers heard it
Engineers thought the project was done for, according to Brad Stone's new book, "Amazon Unbound: Je…
Natasha Dailey,Avery Hartmans
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Here are the other names Jeff Bezos pitched for Alexa, including Samantha and Friday - and Amazon
Bezos was reportedly disappointed that his mother's name, Jacklyn, wasn't more "mellifluous" and wa…
Avery Hartmans
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Jeff Bezos used to test Amazon's Echo Show by asking Alexa to play videos mocking Trump
Bezos would ask Alexa questions like: "Alexa, show me the video, 'Donald Trump says "China,"'" acco…
Avery Hartmans
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Amazon trained Alexa in secret by hiring unsuspecting people to ask questions in a room filled with hidden prototypes
A new book on Amazon reveals some of the contract workers were suspicious and refused the job after…
Grace Kay,Avery Hartmans
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Look at this really big boat that may or may not be Jeff Bezos' new superyacht
Bezos' yacht will reportedly be completed in 2022 and will become the largest sailing yacht in the …
Avery Hartmans
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Jeff Bezos is about to take an 11-minute flight to the edge of space. Here's how his childhood obsession with the cosmos led to Blue Origin's unprecedented spaceflight.
While the spaceflight is an unusual experiment, it's not a very surprising one: Bezos has been pass…
Avery Hartmans
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Amazon's incoming CEO jokingly opposed a Philadelphia headquarters because he's a Giants fan
New Amazon CEO Andy Jassy voiced joking opposition to a $5 billion headquarters in Philadelphia bec…
Jackson Thompson
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Jeff Bezos had a 12-step guide for making 'iconic' TV shows that Amazon Studios execs had to follow, according to a new book
Amazon execs had to send Bezos regular updates on the projects in development using spreadsheets, a…
Travis Clark
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Amazon had to scrap the original name of the Echo last-minute after Jeff Bezos called for a 'better' name, which meant the first customers got their devices in unmarked black boxes
Amazon's smart speaker was originally named 'Amazon Flash,' but the product was renamed just before…
Annabelle Williams
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Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin reportedly tried to hire SpaceX's president - but she said it 'wouldn't look right' and declined
SpaceX president Gwynne Shotwell said the move "wouldn't look right," according to a new book out T…
Tim Levin
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Apple's privacy change is already crushing advertisers
Plus, Air Mail seeks $15 million; and Bezos' rules for making TV shows.
Lucia Moses
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Jeff Bezos' sudden keen interest in helicopters reportedly revealed his affair with Lauren Sanchez
Amazon executives sensed Bezos was poised to get divorced when he started taking an unusually keen …
Zahra Tayeb
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Jeff Bezos is building a gigantic luxury yacht that's expected to be one of the best in the world - and he's adding a 'support yacht' with its own helipad
Bezos hasn't previously had a boat of his own, but he's often spotted on mega-yachts belonging to t…
Avery Hartmans
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The 'first significant impression' Amazon's future CEO made on Jeff Bezos was 24 years ago, when he accidentally whacked Bezos on the head with a kayak paddle
The future Amazon CEO accidentally hit Jeff Bezos in the head during a company game of "broomball,"…
Annabelle Williams
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Jeff Bezos will step down as Amazon's CEO later this year and be replaced by AWS CEO Andy Jassy
Andy Jassy, the CEO of Amazon Web Services, will replace Bezos.
Avery Hartmans
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Jeff Bezos' megayacht is close to being finished — here's what it looks like up close
The 417-foot vessel appears to be fully assembled, masts and all, after being towed up the river la…
Avery Hartmans
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The Dutch company building Jeff Bezos' megayacht scrapped its request to take apart a historic bridge following public outcry and threats to egg the ship
Shipyard employees felt threatened, and the company worried locals would vandalize the ship, a Dutc…