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FTC Grills Jeff Bezos Over Use Of Signal"s Auto-Delete Feature Amid Amazon"s Antitrust Suit: "I Can Make A Mistake"

Jeff Bezos, Amazon's founder, was questioned by the Federal Trade Commission regarding his use of the encrypted messaging app Signal and its auto-delete feature, particularly in relation to an antitrust lawsuit. read more.....»»

Category: blogSource: benzingaMay 4th, 2024

Jeff Bezos And Amazon CEO Andy Jassy Accused Of Deleting Chats Amid Antitrust Probe: "The FTC"s Contentions Are Baseless"

The FTC has accused Amazon executives, including Jeff Bezos and Andy Jassy, of deleting text messages on Signal that could have been relevant to an ongoing antitrust investigation. read more.....»»

Category: blogSource: benzingaApr 26th, 2024

Amazon"s first employee says breaking up the company could make sense

PBS's "Frontline" took a deep dive into Amazon and its founder Jeff Bezos in a two-hour special that aired Tuesday night, tackling everything from antitrust to trusting Alexa. It follows a number of examinations of Amazon by media outlets, like V.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsFeb 19th, 2020

Amazon To Invest $1B To "Digitize" Small, Medium Businesses In India Amid Antitrust Probe

Seattle-based e-commerce giant Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) will invest $1 billion in digitizing small- and medium-sized businesses in India, CEO Jeff Bezos announced Wednesday.  0 read more.....»»

Category: blogSource: benzingaJan 15th, 2020

The FTC says Jeff Bezos and Amazon execs used Signal to talk business — and it wants to know more

The Federal Trade Commission.....»»

Category: personnelSource: nytApr 26th, 2024

Amazon delivers a huge earnings beat heading into Jeff Bezos" final quarter as CEO

Amazon reported $108.52 billion in sales and issued a rosy outlook for the upcoming quarter amid.....»»

Category: personnelSource: nytApr 29th, 2021

Jeff Bezos says Amazon"s new CEO won"t have an easy job, but he"s confident his successor "won"t let the universe make us typical"

"He will muster the energy needed to keep alive in us what makes us special," Jeff Bezos said of the new CEO. "That won't be easy, but it is critical. Mike Blake/Reuters; Mark .....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderApr 15th, 2021

Amazon"s recent spate of Twitter feuds happened because Jeff Bezos told execs to "fight back" against critics, report says

Amazon accounts sent combative tweets at Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren last week amid a uni.....»»

Category: worldSource: nytMar 29th, 2021

Bernie Sanders will travel to Alabama to meet with Amazon workers pushing to unionize amid his battle with Jeff Bezos

Amazon workers in Alabama have until Monday to vote on whether to form a union, which would be the first in Amazon's history. Sen. Bernie Sanders and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. MARK RALSTON/AFP via Getty/Jim Watson/Pool via REUTERS Sen. Bernie S.....»»

Category: personnelSource: nytMar 24th, 2021

Jeff Bezos has been awarded $218,000 in legal fees after fighting off a defamation suit brought by his girlfriend"s brother. Here"s how the Amazon CEO became embroiled in a tangled web of lawsuits and family drama.

The lawsuit followed a scandal that erupted in 2019, when the National Enquirer revealed details of Je.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMar 8th, 2021

Antitrust threats, unionization, workplace unrest all await Amazon’s next CEO

Jeff Bezos’s successor, Andy Jassy, will step into a thicket of thorny issues when he becomes CEO this summer, and Amazon’s foes are already waiting for him......»»

Category: topSource: washpostFeb 4th, 2021

A chart shows how Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos"s net worth exploded by $72 billion in 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic

In 2020, the rich got richer. That includes the wealthies.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderDec 24th, 2020

House members want Amazon’s Bezos to testify in antitrust probe

Lawmakers investigating Amazon for antitrust violations demanded that CEO Jeff Bezos appear at a hearing......»»

Category: topSource: washpostMay 1st, 2020

House lawmakers demand Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos testify in antitrust probe, threatening potential subpoena

House lawmakers investigating Amazon for antitrust violations demanded on Friday that Jeff Bezos, the company’s chief executive, testify at an upcoming hearing or face a potential subpoena that would force him to appear......»»

Category: topSource: washpostMay 1st, 2020

Jeff Bezos" Blue Origin rocket company has been deemed an essential business by the government, allowing it to continue operating amid the coronavirus outbreak

REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne Blue Origin, the rocket company owned by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, has been deemed an essential business by the US g.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMar 30th, 2020

Jeff Bezos is asking laid-off restaurant and bar workers to come work for Amazon amid the coronavirus crisis

Reuters/Clodagh Kilcoyne Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos said in a statement on Saturday the company is hiring for 100,000 new roles, and urged laid-off restaurant workers to apply. Bezos added that t.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMar 21st, 2020

Using an ultra-secure smartphone is like "taking a step back into the 1990s" — but some are doubling down amid waves of high-profile hacks

Crystal Cox/Business Insider; Samantha Lee/Business Insider In recent months, high-profile individuals like Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and 'Shark Tank' co-host Barbara Corcoran both fell victim to cyber attacks. Spe.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMar 10th, 2020

Steve Martin, Chris Rock Make Jokes About Amazon And Jeff Bezos At The Oscars

It didn't take long for the Oscars to take a jab at the world's richest person. 0 read more.....»»

Category: blogSource: benzingaFeb 9th, 2020

At age 30, Jeff Bezos thought this would be his one big regret in life

"I was trying to figure out how to make this decision, because in the moment, personal life decisions, those choices, can be very challenging," Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos said. "I wanted not to have regrets.".....»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralJan 19th, 2020

Jeff Bezos is visiting India amid protests and a government investigation into Amazon — here"s what his trip has been like so far (AMZN)

Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos visited India this week for the first time in more than five years.  Bezos has been out and about, flying kites with kids, visitin.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderJan 16th, 2020

Jeff Bezos says good leaders make it okay to fail

REUTERS/Joshua Roberts Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos says that.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderOct 14th, 2019