Jeff Bezos Steps Down as Amazon CEO

Jeff Bezos Steps Down as Amazon CEO

In July 1995, Jeff Bezos launched a book-selling website called Amazon. His first office was his garage, and his computers used so much power he couldn’t vacuum without blowing a fuse. Early company meetings were held in the local Barnes and Noble, since they had the...
Jeff Bezos Buys the Washington Post

Jeff Bezos Buys the Washington Post

The Washington Post, one of the last family-owned private media companies, is being sold to Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos.  The post has had shrinking revenue for the last ten years as it struggles to keep up with the rise of social media and mobile consumption.  The...