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- Jeff Bezos is stepping down. He $4 by AWS CEO Andy Jassy, but take on an executive chair role at the firm.
- Bezos says he will use the extra time to focus on non-Amazon activities. These $4, his climate fund, his space firm Blue Origin, and the newspaper he owns, The Washington Post.
- Exclusive: Over a dozen Amazon insiders described Andy Jassy's leadership style. People $4, who turned 53 in January, describe him as a genuinely nice person who nevertheless sets high expectations for his people and expects them to rise to the challenge.
- Alphabet beat earnings estimates. The company $4, minus traffic acquisition costs.
- Exclusive: Some Google employees are considering jumping ship after recent drama. Some on its ethical AI team $4 about making moves to other companies including Microsoft and Facebook, according to two current employees familiar with those discussions.
- Amazon settled charges that it stole tips. The company $4 that it withheld tips from delivery drivers.
- Uber bought Drizly for $1.1 billion. Drizly has been called the "Uber for alcohol delivery" and marks another step for Uber into delivery apps.
- Google will pay $2.6 million over discrimination claims. The $4 to settle racial and gender-bias claims, the $4 said Monday.
- Google abandoned gaming platform Stadia. Google's Stadia Games & Entertainment division, headed up by the game-industry veteran Jade Raymond, $4 and Raymond will leave the company.
- Prime: Inside the 'buy now, pay later' explosion. A $4 that let online shoppers spread the cost of items over months or weeks has raised concerns young people are falling into debt.