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Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, speaks during a House Judiciary subcommittee on antitrust on Capitol Hill.

4 Key Takeaways From Washington's Big Tech Hearing On 'Monopoly Power'

Jul 29, 2020
Rep. David Cicilline, D-R.I., says Amazon, Facebook, Google and Apple operate like monopolies and need to be broken up or regulated.
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Technology
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos testifies via video before the House Judiciary antitrust subcommittee. The hearing also featured the heads of Apple, Facebook and Google.

Heads Of Amazon, Apple, Facebook And Google Testify On Big Tech's Power

Jul 29, 2020
The CEOs tell Congress that the giant American tech companies do not stifle competition, saying the concern that too much power is concentrated in too few companies is unfounded.
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Technology
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is set to testify Wednesday before a House antitrust panel along with the chiefs of Apple, Facebook and Google.

Jeff Bezos To Washington: 'My Dad's Name Is Miguel. He Adopted Me When I Was 4'

Jul 28, 2020
The CEOs of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google are set to testify about whether their companies have too much power. Jeff Bezos begins his prepared remarks with a personal story.
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Business
Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos in 1997 (left) and in 2017. He will appear before Congress for the first time this week a much-transformed leader of a much-transformed company.

Bigger And Brawnier: Clout Of Amazon And CEO Jeff Bezos Under Scrutiny

Jul 28, 2020
The first congressional testimony by Jeff Bezos comes at a time when he and Amazon are seeming at their zenith, occupying ever-growing space in American culture.
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Technology
Amazon's Jeff Bezos, Apple's Tim Cook, Google's Sundar Pichai and Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg will face congressional questioning about whether tech has too much power.

Big Tech In Washington's Hot Seat: What You Need To Know

Jul 28, 2020
The heads of Facebook, Google, Amazon and Apple will face lawmakers' questions about whether they are using their power to squash competition.
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Technology
Amazon confirms it will make Jeff Bezos available to testify at a House Judiciary Committee hearing with other tech CEOs this summer.

Jeff Bezos May Testify Before Congress For The First Time This Summer

Jun 15, 2020
Amazon has long resisted calls for such testimony, but a new letter to the House Judiciary Committee suggests Bezos is open to joining other tech CEOs at an antitrust hearing.
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Coronavirus Live Updates
"A next step in protecting our employees might be regular testing of all Amazonians, including those showing no symptoms," Amazon CEO Bezos wrote on Thursday.

Bezos Hopes To Start Amazon Workers Coronavirus Testing 'Soon'

Apr 16, 2020
The CEO says "vastly more" COVID-19 testing is needed. The company is building its own lab to start testing some workers, potentially looking to start regular checks for all employees.
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National
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos announced Monday he would spend $10 billion of his own fortune to launch a global initiative to fight climate change. He is photographed here in front of the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, in October.

Jeff Bezos Pledges $10 Billion To Fight Climate Change, Planet's 'Biggest Threat'

Feb 17, 2020
Amazon, the company Bezos founded and heads, has come under increasing scrutiny for its own carbon footprint.
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Business
The phone of Jeff Bezos, Amazon CEO and owner of <em>The Washington Post</em>, reportedly was hacked via a WhatsApp account owned by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

U.N. Urges Probe Of Reported Hacking Of Jeff Bezos' Phone By Saudi Arabia

Jan 22, 2020
U.N. human rights experts said they were gravely concerned by reports that a WhatsApp account held by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was used to hack The Washington Post owner's phone.
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Politics
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, seen at the Iowa State Fair on Sunday, has lashed out at <em>The Washington Post </em>over coverage of his presidential campaign.

Bernie Sanders Again Attacks Amazon — This Time Pulling In 'The Washington Post'

Aug 13, 2019
The newspaper's editor accused Sanders of peddling a "conspiracy theory" about the influence of the paper's owner, Jeff Bezos, who is also the founder and CEO of Amazon.
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Jeff Bezos Event Protester Enters Disorderly Conduct Plea

Jul 22, 2019
LAS VEGAS (AP) — An animal welfare activist from California entered a no contest plea in Las Vegas to misdemeanor disorderly conduct for approaching Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos on a conference stage.
 
A judge sentenced Priya Sawhney of Berkley, Califo
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Attorney: Plea Deal Possible For Jeff Bezos Event Protester

Jul 15, 2019
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A lawyer says a plea deal may be in the works for an animal welfare activist from California who was arrested after approaching Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos on a conference stage in Las Vegas.
 
Attorney David Chesnoff told a judge on M
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Woman Facing Felony Charges In Jeff Bezos Protest In Las Vegas

Jun 07, 2019
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Authorities in Las Vegas are filing felony charges against a 30-year-old California woman who was arrested after approaching Amazon CEO and founder Jeff Bezos on a conference stage while yelling about chicken farms.
 
Court filings showed that Priya Sawhney
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Protester Arrested At Jeff Bezos Amazon Event

Jun 07, 2019

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A woman was arrested after approaching Amazon CEO and founder Jeff Bezos and yelling about chicken farms on stage at a conference in Las Vegas.

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Business
The cover of the National Enquirer in July 2017 featuring President Trump. The tabloid is for sale.

American Media LLC Plans To Sell 'National Enquirer'

Apr 10, 2019
The National Enquirer has given President Trump favorable coverage. It also is accused of keeping a lid on an alleged Trump affair by paying a woman for her exclusive story and then not publishing it.
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National
Billionaire Amazon founder and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos talks during a dedication ceremony for newspaper's new headquarters in Washington in 2016.

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos Accuses National Enquirer Of Extortion Over Personal Photos

Feb 07, 2019
In purported emails posted online by Bezos, executives for National Enquirer parent company AMI threaten to publish intimate photos of Bezos if The Washington Post publishes a story about the tabloid.
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The Two-Way

Long Kept Secret, Amazon Says Number Of Prime Customers Topped 100 Million

Apr 18, 2018
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has for the first time disclosed the number of paying members in a letter to shareholders. It also illustrates the vast multi-dimensional scope of Amazon's business.
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The Two-Way

Installation Progresses On Bezos-Backed 10,000-Year Clock

Feb 22, 2018
A 500-foot-tall clock is being constructed inside a mountain in West Texas on property owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. It is the brain child of inventor Danny Hillis.
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The Two-Way
Jeff Bezos, chairman and founder of Amazon.com and owner of<em> The Washington Post</em>, addresses the Economic Club of New York in 2016. Bezos was briefly the richest person on earth, after Amazon stock values surged Thursday morning.

Prime Spot On The Billionaire List: Jeff Bezos Was (Briefly) World's Richest Man

Jul 27, 2017
A surge in Amazon stock made Bezos worth more than $90 billion on Thursday, putting the company's founder and CEO ahead of Microsoft founder Bill Gates. Gates, however, has given billions to charity.
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Shots - Health News
In theory, "direct primary care" should result in better health for patients and lower health care costs overall. But some analysts say that approach just encourages the worried well to get more care than they need.

A Pioneer In 'Flat-Fee Primary Care' Had To Close Its Clinics. What Went Wrong?

Jun 20, 2017
Many patients liked the Qliance approach, which gave them unlimited access to a provider for a modest fee and freed doctors from insurance paperwork. But critics say the approach may not be viable.
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All Tech Considered
Journalists at <em>The Washington Post</em> work in a newsroom surrounded by screens showing its website and updated reader metrics.

At 'Washington Post,' Tech Is Increasingly Boosting Financial Performance

Jun 13, 2017
The newspaper struggled amid declines in print ads, but under Amazon's Jeff Bezos, it has transformed its operations, from how it writes headlines and chooses photos to how it generates ad dollars.
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The Two-Way
<em>The Washington Post</em> set records for traffic and digital advertising revenue in 2016. The <em>Post</em> moved to this new building on Washington's K Street in December 2015.

Big Newspapers Are Booming: 'Washington Post' To Add 60 Newsroom Jobs

Dec 27, 2016
After a record-setting year, the Post newsroom will grow by more than 8 percent. Other papers, including The New York Times, have also seen subscriptions soar since Donald Trump's election.
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All Tech Considered
The Orion crew module, built by Lockheed Martin, is seen Feb. 3 at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla.

With Shuttles Gone, Private Ventures Give Florida's Space Coast A Lift

May 27, 2016
Five years after NASA's shuttle program ended, a new Florida aerospace industry is beginning to take shape. Firms, from those making jets to tiny Internet satellites, are adding factories and jobs.
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The Two-Way
The New Shepard, seen here taking off with its capsule in place, returned to its launch site in a vertical landing after reaching an altitude of 100 kilometers.

Used Rocket Is A New Breakthrough For Blue Origin's Space Plan

Nov 24, 2015
Blue Origin, the space company founded by Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos, has sent a craft past the edge of space and then landed its rocket safely – and vertically — in Texas.
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The Two-Way
Jeff Bezos says the launch pads at Cape Canaveral have been dormant for "too long — we can't wait to fix that."

Amazon's Bezos Plans To Build, Launch Rockets From Florida

Sep 15, 2015
In announcing a new expansion of commercial efforts to launch earthlings into space, Amazon.com founder and CEO Jeff Bezos says the launch pads at Cape Canaveral have been dormant for too long.

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