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January 20, 2025

Politics

Tech Elites Take Center Stage at Trump Inauguration

The CEOs of the world’s largest companies sat alongside Trump’s family and cabinet

By Editors Desk

Priscilla Chan, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Lauren Sanchez, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Tesla CEO Elon Musk stood at Monday’s inauguration event. PHOTO: SHAWN THEW/PRESS POOL

January 20, 2025

Celebrity Photos

Star shocks in ‘provocative’ inauguration look

Jeff Bezos’ TV reporter fiancee Lauren Sanchez has raised eyebrows for showing off her lacy bra at Donald Trump’s inauguration.

Former entertainment reporter Lauren Sanchez and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos attend Donald Trump’s inauguration in Washington, DC. Picture: SAUL LOEB/POOL/AFP

October 29, 2024

Media & TV

‘We’ve failed’: Bezos makes frank admission

Billionaire magnate Jeff Bezos has made a sobering admission about the state of the world and is copping a tidal wave of backlash as a result.

By Editors Desk

The decision to remain as unbiased as possible has hit a nerve with the newspaper’s readers.

October 28, 2024

Media & TV

Three Washington Post editorial board members step down amid wave of canceled subscriptions over non-endorsement

The Washington Post Building in DC on June 5, 2024. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images North America/Getty Images

January 04, 2024

Artificial Intelligence

Jeff Bezos Bets on a Google Challenger Using AI to Try to Upend Internet Search

Perplexity, with a fraction of Google’s users, raised the largest sum by an internet search startup in recent years

By Editors Desk

Aravind Srinivas, Denis Yarats and Johnny Ho, co-founders of the startup Perplexity, in San Francisco.

November 14, 2023

People

Billionaire Jeff Bezos and fiancee Lauren Sanchez roasted over new photos

Billionaire Jeff Bezos and his fiancee Lauren Sanchez have left the internet in a state of shock thanks to a very intense photo shoot.

By Editors Desk

The power couple together. Picture: Annie Leibovitz/Vogue

May 22, 2023

Lifestyle

Billionaire engaged to former mistress

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is planning to marry his girlfriend, four years after their affair was exposed during his messy divorce hearing.

By Editors Desk

The couple were recently spotted enjoying their holiday on their mega boat. Picture: Cobra Dunes / Backgrid

January 29, 2023

People

Jeff Bezos girlfriend Lauren Sánchez was once rejected from a job for her weight

Lauren Sanchez has revealed she was rejected for a job as a flight attendant due to her weight. But she had the last laugh.

By Editors Desk

She founded Black Ops Aviation. Picture: Prodip Guha/Hindustan Times via Getty Images

November 14, 2022

Entertainment

Jeff Bezos ‘to give away $186bn fortune’

Speaking alongside his philanthropist partner Lauren Sanchez, he said he was “building the capacity to be able to give away this money”.

By Editors Desk

Jeff Bezos and his girlfriend Lauren Sanchez (Photo by Sujit Jaiswal / AFP)

January 05, 2022

Lifestyle

Jeff Bezos’ New Year’s Disco Style Hits a Nerve

The Amazon and Blue Origin founder celebrated 2022 with a party while traveling on a yacht in the Caribbean. Not all of his social media followers were impressed with his splashy look.

By Editors Desk

Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez attended a November 2021 Los Angeles County Museum of Art gala presented by Gucci. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES

June 07, 2021

People

Jeff Bezos and brother to fly to space in Blue Origin flight

The Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has said he will fly to space with his brother on the first human flight launched by his space company, Blue Origin.

REUTERS - Jeff Bezos and his brother Mark will be on board the New Shepard vehicle's first manned flight on 20 July

March 08, 2021

People

Billionaire Mackenzie Scott marries science teacher

Billionaire MacKenzie Scott has married a science teacher at her children's school, two years after her divorce from Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.

February 03, 2021

Business

How Will Amazon Change With Jeff Bezos Handing Over the CEO Reins?

Jeff Bezos, after 27 years building Amazon into a global retailing superpower — and personally amassing an ungodly amount of money — later this year will relinquish the CEO spot.

February 02, 2021

Business

Jeff Bezos to step down as Amazon chief executive

Bezos will become executive chair of the company later this year.

May 01, 2020

Society

These Are the U.S. Billionaires Whose Wealth Increased During the Pandemic

U.S. billionaires' collective fortunes increased $282 billion during the peak of the coronavirus lockdown.

Jeff Bezos speaks at the 70th International Astronautical Congress In Washington, D.C. on October 22, 2019. MANDEL NGAN/AFP

May 01, 2020

Business

Bezos ordered to testify in Congress, as Amazon accused of 'possibly criminally false' statements on business practices

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has been ordered to testify before Congress by the House Judiciary Committee, which has accused the corporation of lying about its private labeling practices to cover up possible antitrust violations.

April 30, 2020

Business

US blacklists five Amazon foreign websites

Five of online retail giant Amazon’s foreign websites have been placed on a blacklist by the Trump administration.

January 22, 2020

Tech

Jeff Bezos hack: UN experts demand probe of Saudi crown prince

UN human rights experts have demanded an immediate investigation into allegations Saudi Arabia's crown prince hacked Amazon boss Jeff Bezos's phone.

GETTY IMAGES / Ties between Jeff Bezos and Mohammed bin Salman soured after Jamal Khashoggi's murder

April 04, 2019

Entertainment

Most expensive divorce in history settled

The world’s richest man Jeff Bezos has finalised his split from wife, but she only got a fraction of what she was entitled to.

Image Credits: JORG CARSTENSEN/AFP / Getty Images

March 19, 2019

Entertainment

Billionaire betrayed by lover’s brother

The ongoing saga involving the world’s richest man Jeff Bezos, Donald Trump, blackmail and lewd text messages continues to be absolutely ridiculous.

Amazon and Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos. Picture: Jim WatsonSource:AFP

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Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is planning to marry his girlfriend, four years after their affair was exposed during his messy divorce hearing.