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Jeff Bezos

Jeff Bezos

American businessman

Appears in 3 stories

Born: January 12, 1964 (age 62 years), Albuquerque, NM
Net worth: 257.5 billion USD (2026)
Spouse: Lauren Sánchez Bezos (m. 2025) and MacKenzie Scott (m. 1993–2019)
Organizations founded: Amazon.com, Blue Origin, Project Prometheus, and more
Children: Preston Bezos
Parents: Jacklyn Bezos and Ted Jorgensen
Siblings: Christina Bezos and Mark Bezos
Yacht price: $500 million

Notable Quotes

Presidential endorsements do nothing to tip the scales of an election. What presidential endorsements actually do is create a perception of bias.

We are going to be writing every day in support and defense of two pillars: personal liberties and free markets.

Stories

Blue Origin proves New Glenn booster reuse, enters the reusable heavy-lift race

New Capabilities

Primary funder of Blue Origin

Blue Origin flew a previously used New Glenn rocket booster for the first time on April 19, 2026, becoming only the second company ever to reuse an orbital-class rocket stage. The booster, named 'Never Tell Me the Odds,' first flew in November 2025 and landed successfully again on the drone ship Jacklyn roughly ten minutes after liftoff from Cape Canaveral. But the milestone was immediately overshadowed: one engine on the rocket's expendable upper stage did not produce enough thrust during its second burn, leaving AST SpaceMobile's BlueBird 7 satellite stranded in an orbit far too low for the satellite's own electric thrusters to correct.

Updated Apr 21

Bezos bets on physical AI with Project Prometheus

Money Moves

Leading fundraising and strategy for Prometheus

Jeff Bezos stepped down as Amazon's chief executive in 2021. Now he's back running a company — and it has nothing to do with e-commerce. Project Prometheus, the physical artificial intelligence startup Bezos co-founded in November 2025, is nearing completion of a $10 billion funding round at a $38 billion valuation, with BlackRock and JPMorgan among the investors. The round would bring total funding past $16 billion in under six months.

Updated Apr 21

Washington Post narrows coverage after major layoffs

Money Moves

Retains ownership; facing calls from union to sell

When Jeff Bezos bought The Washington Post in 2013 for $250 million, staff hailed him as their savior from mounting financial ruin. Thirteen years later, on February 4, 2026, his paper laid off more than 300 journalists—roughly one-third of its newsroom—eliminating entire sections including sports and books while gutting foreign coverage. The 150-year-old newspaper that broke Watergate is now narrowing its focus largely to politics, national security, and "futures" topics like science and wellness, having lost nearly $100 million in 2025 alone. Laid-off staff will remain on payroll through April 10, 2026, with severance ranging from 4 to 45 weeks of pay depending on tenure, though exact terms remain under negotiation with the Washington Post Guild.

Updated Feb 6