As the billionaires gather at Davos, it’s worth examining what’s …
Jan 15, 2024 · A case in point is Jeff Bezos who is number three on the rich list with net wealth of US$114 billion and runs Amazon whose brutal working conditions and anti-union stance are detailed in the...
Jeff Bezos - Wikipedia
Jeffrey Preston Bezos (/ ˈ b eɪ z oʊ s / BAY-zohss; [2] né Jorgensen; born January 12, 1964) is an American businessman best known as the founder, executive chairman, and former president and CEO of Amazon, the world's largest e-commerce and cloud computing company. He is the second wealthiest person in the world, with a net worth of US$251 billion as of December 17, 2024, according to ...
The world could get its first trillionaire within 10 years
Jan 15, 2024 · DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — The world could have its first trillionaire within a decade, anti-poverty organization Oxfam International said Monday in its annual assessment of global inequalities timed to the gathering of political and business elites at …
Where the richest people in the world spend the December holidays
Dec 21, 2024 · Jeff Bezos' yacht, Koru, and Barry Diller's Eos are floating in the Caribbean Sea, according to the ship tracker Marine Traffic. Eric Schmidt's Whisper is headed to Barbados, and Len...
As world’s richest gather in Davos, anti-poverty activists highlight ...
Jan 17, 2024 · Jeff Bezos’ net worth stood at $173.6 billion Wednesday per Forbes. That’s up from $167.4 billion in November 2023. Back in 1994, Bezos founded Amazon out of a Bellevue garage — and his...
Amazon and Jeff Bezos invest in Swiss-Mile | Greater Zurich
Aug 30, 2024 · Swiss-Mile has raised 22 million dollars in a seed financing round. It was led by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos via his investment company Bezos Expeditions and HongShan, the Chinese arm of Silicon Valley venture capital giant Sequoia, according to a statement.
Jeff Bezos leads robot maker Swiss-Mile to $100m valuation - Yahoo Finance
Aug 28, 2024 · A Jeff Bezos-led funding round has valued swiss robot maker Swiss-Mile at $100m. The Amazon founder is backing a round of seed funding for the deep tech spin-off from ETH Zurich, which is...
Zurich-based Swiss-Mile secures over €19.8 million in seed …
Aug 29, 2024 · This round was notably co-led by Jeff Bezos, through Bezos Expeditions, and HongShan, with additional participation from the Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund and Armada Investment. The round also saw continued support from existing investor Linear Capital, underscoring the strong belief in Swiss-Mile’s vision and potential.
The return of Davos highlights an unprecedented global wealth grab
Jan 17, 2023 · The gutting of fair taxation predetermined today’s billionaire bonanza. For years, Jeff Bezos paid a true tax rate of under 1 percent.
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy says founder Jeff Bezos is the ‘most …
Oct 17, 2024 · Jassy told Fortune CEO Alan Murray at a dinner at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Thursday that his predecessor, the Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, was one of a kind. “I...