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Amazon announced that e-book sales for its Kindle reader outnumbered sales of hardcover books for the first time ever. [115] 2011: January: Acquisitions, International: Amazon acquires Lovefilm, a DVD rental service known as the Netflix of Europe. [116] 2011: February 16: Competition: Borders Group, outcompeted by Amazon, applies for Chapter 11 ...
Amazon.com, Inc., [1] doing business as Amazon (/ ˈ æ m ə z ɒ n /, AM-ə-zon; UK also / ˈ æ m ə z ə n /, AM-ə-zən), is an American multinational technology company engaged in e-commerce, cloud computing, online advertising, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence. [5]
Elon Reeve Musk (/ ˈ iː l ɒ n /; born June 28, 1971) is a businessman known for his key roles in the space company SpaceX and the automotive company Tesla, Inc. He is also known for his ownership of X Corp. (the company that operates the social media platform X, formerly Twitter), and his role in the founding of the Boring Company, xAI, Neuralink, and OpenAI.
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.
The concept of DOGE emerged in a discussion between Elon Musk and Donald Trump, where Musk floated the idea of a department for streamlining government efficiency. In August 2024, Trump said at a campaign event that, if he were elected, he would be open to giving Musk an advisory role. [4]
Previously with Hulu and Amazon: 2020-11-19 Wells Fargo: Charles Scharf: CEO and president [124] 2019 Succeeded John Stumpf, previously COO Whole Foods Market: John Mackey: CEO [125] 1980 Co-founder 2017-11-11 Zillow Group: Rich Barton: CEO [126] 2019 Co-founder and previously was Zillow's CEO for nearly a decade. Succeeded Spencer Rascoff ...
In January 2021, Musk, with a net worth of $185 billion, surpassed Amazon founder Jeff Bezos to become the richest person in the world. [11] Bezos reclaimed the top spot the following month. [ 12 ] On September 27, 2021, after Tesla stock surged, Forbes announced that Musk had a net worth of over $200 billion, [ 13 ] and was the richest person ...
In 2018, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos was ranked at the top for the first time and became the first centibillionaire included in the ranking, [5] surpassing Microsoft founder Bill Gates, who had topped the list 18 of the previous 24 years. In 2022, after topping the list for four years, Bezos was surpassed by Elon Musk. [6]