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Jeff Bezos

The latest news on Jeff Bezos, founder, executive chairman and former president and CEO of Amazon and American business magnate, including tech and business news and updates.<br />

Born

12 Jan 1964

Industry

Technology, Business

Job Title

Businessman

Blockchain

Exclusive | Justin Sun eyes ‘Swift’ for virtual asset sector, praises Hong Kong crypto moves

The crypto entrepreneur wants to turn his Tron blockchain into the virtual asset industry’s answer to the banking sector’s Swift network.

31 Aug 2025 - 12:36PMvideocam

Britain

Cambridge Dictionary adds online terms skibidi, tradwife and delulu

18 Aug 2025 - 1:28PM

China-Africa relations

China faces off against US for domination of DR Congo’s critical minerals

28 Jul 2025 - 6:16PM

My Take

My Take | Rich guys’ ostentatious weddings are reflection of human condition

Amazon boss Jeff Bezos’ US$55 million nuptials in the Italian city of Venice say as much about the 1 per cent as the world we live in today.

2 Jul 2025 - 9:00PM

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his wife Lauren Sanchez Bezos leave the Aman Venice hotel, in Venice, Italy, June 29, 2025. Photo: Reuters

Fashion

Meet Jamie Mizrahi, who made waves at Lauren Sánchez and Jeff Bezos’ wedding

Mizrahi has styled top-tier celebs for major red carpet events, including the Oscars; she recommends classics like ballet flats, button-ups, belts and jeans for effortless style.

3 Jul 2025 - 11:19AM

Fame and celebrity

Meet Lauren Sánchez’s glam squad for her wedding to Jeff Bezos

This crack team’s clients include Katy Perry, Adele and J.Law (Jamie Mizrahi), Kim Kardashian (Laura Mele), Gwyneth Paltrow (Sophie Gutterman), and Kris Jenner and Millie Bobby Brown (Buster Knight).

30 Jun 2025 - 3:45PM

Fame and celebrity

Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez say ‘I do’ in a divided Venice

The star-studded event has drawn protests by local activists, who feel their city has become a playground for tourists and the ultra-rich.

28 Jun 2025 - 4:41AM

A boat transporting Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is escorted on the Grand Canal in Venice on Friday. Photo: AFP

Fame and celebrity

The Jeff Bezos-Lauren Sánchez wedding, day 1 – who wore what?

Domenico Dolce was in attendance amid rumours that Sánchez will wear a Dolce & Gabbana wedding gown; she left the Aman hotel in a Schiaparelli corset dress, while Ivanka rocked Oscar de la Renta.

27 Jun 2025 - 4:40PM

Weddings

Meet celebrity manicurist Iram Shelton, who’s skipping Lauren Sánchez’s wedding

Iram Shelton turned her lifelong love of nail art into a full-blown career as a manicurist to the stars – charging over US$400 per manicure at the Bulgari Hotel London Spa.

27 Jun 2025 - 3:00PM

Millionaires and billionaires

The Bezos-Sánchez wedding: who’ll be there and who’s dressing the bride?

Bezos-Sánchez wedding leaks abound: their invitations were criticised, while a photographed guest list revealed Buster Knight, Laura Mele and Sophie Rose Gutterman among the bride’s glam squad.

26 Jun 2025 - 12:54PM

Lauren Sánchez

Meet the planners behind Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez’s Venice wedding

Founded by Italian aristocrats, the events and travel company describes itself as ‘responsible for masterminding the world’s most exclusive, private and spectacular parties’.

24 Jun 2025 - 1:00PM

Prince Antonio Licata di Baucina (right) and Riccardo Lanza are co-founders of London-based events company Lanza & Baucina, the planners behind Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez’s wedding in Venice. Photo: Getty Images

Lauren Sánchez

Everything to know about Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez’s wedding in Venice

The Amazon founder and his fiancée are sourcing their wedding provisions from local vendors, with Venice’s oldest pastry maker Rosa Salva and Murano glassblower Laguna B lending artisanal touches.

17 Jun 2025 - 6:00AM

Japan

Japan firm apologises after moon landing mission fails again

The company lost contact with the Resilience spacecraft, which was carrying a rover with a shovel to gather lunar dirt.

6 Jun 2025 - 9:45AMvideocam

China-Africa relations

Legal action over DR Congo lithium project on hold as US challenges China

Australia’s AVZ Minerals has paused legal action over a Congo mining project as the US seeks to buy its stake and rival China’s interests.

1 Jun 2025 - 4:00PMvideocam

Washington is backing American start-up KoBold Metals – funded by tech billionaires including Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos – to acquire AVZ’s stake in the Manono lithium project. Photo: AVZ Minerals

United States

Opinion | Why US exceptionalism, export of crassness are losing their shallow appeal

America’s inevitable decline proves that nations thrive by prioritising their needs and working with others, not seeking economic dominance.

2 Jun 2025 - 8:32AM

An AI image of US President Donald Trump as the pope that he posted on social media. Photo: Truth Social/realDonaldTrump / Reuters

US-China relations

Amazon scraps plan to list tariff costs after Trump official calls it ‘hostile’

E-commerce giant says plan ‘never approved’ following White House complaint; Senate confirms David Perdue as US ambassador to China.

30 Apr 2025 - 7:24AM

United States

Katy Perry and all-female crew return to Earth after Blue Origin space flight

Mission was high-profile success for Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos’ New Shepard launch vehicle, which has been developed for space tourism.

15 Apr 2025 - 6:38AM

Fame and celebrity

Meet Aisha Bowe, the rocket scientist on Blue Origin’s all-female space flight

Aisha Bowe’s school adviser told her she should consider a career in cosmetology; instead, she became an aerospace engineer, STEM advocate and tech entrepreneur.

15 Apr 2025 - 3:07PM

Aisha Bowe is joining Gayle King, Katy Perry and others on April 14 on the world’s first space flight with an all-female crew. Photos: @aishabowe/Instagram

Italy

Venice denies Jeff Bezos taking over parts of city for his lavish wedding

Local authorities said only 200 guests will attend the June event, assuring no disruption to residents and tourists.

30 Mar 2025 - 9:14AM

Space

Katy Perry and Bezos’ fiancée to fly to space on Blue Origin rocket

They will be part of a six-member, all-female crew on Blue Origin’s next space flight.

28 Feb 2025 - 3:06AM

James Bond

Amazon gains creative control of Bond franchise in deal with Broccoli family

The James Bond franchise has been controlled by members of the Broccoli family since the first 007 film ‘Dr. No’ in 1962.

21 Feb 2025 - 5:27PM

Amazon MGM Studios will take creative control of the James Bond franchise, it was announced on Thursday. Image: Eon Productions/MGM

Donald Trump

Nasa shake-up casts doubt on moon programme, as Musk and Trump turn to Mars

The US space agency is losing four senior officials, insiders say, including a key defender of the Artemis missions.

20 Feb 2025 - 11:01AM

SpaceX CEO Musk is overseeing a sweeping review of Nasa records as a ‘special employee’ of the Trump administration. Photo: TNS

United States

Did The Washington Post censor an ad calling for Trump to ‘fire Elon Musk’?

The Post’s decision, made without explanation, has raised concerns about censorship and potential pressure to cover news in a specific way.

18 Feb 2025 - 5:47PM

Asean

Opinion | From Trump to tech titans, geopolitical traps await Southeast Asia

The US-China tech war and politicisation of tech firms are narrowing options for wary regional players.

31 Jan 2025 - 5:30AMvideocam

Technology

Who is Lina Khan, the outgoing FTC chair of the top US antitrust watchdog?

Lina Khan, the outgoing chair of the Federal Trade Commission, was appointed by US President Joe Biden to lead the antitrust agency and protect consumers against big tech companies forming monopolies.

31 Jan 2025 - 4:00AM

Lina Khan, the outgoing head of the Federal Trade Commission, sent a memo to staff saying she will step down in the coming weeks. Photo: Getty Images

Millionaires and billionaires

World’s richest people lose US$108 billion after DeepSeek sell-off

Nvidia’s Huang, Oracle’s Ellison and ex-Binance CEO CZ were hit hard, though Meta’s Zuckerberg and Amazon’s Bezos escaped unscathed.

29 Jan 2025 - 9:23AMvideocam

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang delivers a keynote address at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada, on January 6. Photo: AFP

Donald Trump’s 2025 inauguration

From Musk to Bezos, a who’s who of billionaires attended Trump’s inauguration

A gathering of the world’s wealthiest individuals attended the inauguration, and in a telling gesture, the tech billionaires were seated in front of Trump’s nominated Cabinet.

21 Jan 2025 - 7:05PMvideocam

Donald Trump’s 2025 inauguration

Bannon says tech ‘oligarchs’ have ‘surrendered’ to Trump

Steve Bannon told ABC News that Donald Trump ‘broke’ the tech giants who’ve embraced him.

20 Jan 2025 - 1:20PMvideocam

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