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Google cofounder Larry Page overtakes Bezos for world’s third richest

Google cofounder Larry Page overtook Amazon’s Jeff Bezos to become the world’s third-wealthiest person Wednesday, as Alphabet’s stock surged by nearly 6% in the wake of strong third quarter earnings and the release of Google’s Gemini 3 AI model.

  • By Martina Castellanos

How Mark Wahlberg became the king of streaming

As theatrical releases decline, the 54-year-old actor has become the most bankable star on Netflix, Amazon and Apple—earning $20 million or more a movie—in a major paradigm shift of Hollywood economics. Inside the new A-Minus List.

  • By Matt Craig

Amazon may lay off 30,000 employees amid mass automation plans, report

One of America’s largest employers is planning major layoffs, according to Reuters, an indication of major shifts coming to the labor market.

  • By Mary Whitfill Roeloffs

Amazon earmarks $4.4 billion for New Zealand data centre push

Amazon has been stepping up investments across the Asia Pacific, with plans to invest over $50 billion to scale up its digital infrastructure in Australia, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand.

  • By Yessar Rosendar

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Amazon will invest $20 billion in the five years through 2029 to build data centers in Australia, the biggest ever investment by a global tech company in the country.

Amazon spending $20 billion to build AI-powered data centres in Australia

Amazon will invest $13 billion in the five years through 2029 to build data centers in Australia, the biggest ever investment by a global tech company in the country.

  • By Ian Sayson
David Carbon Amazon drone

Inside Amazon’s race to rule the skies – and the Aussie leading the charge

David Carbon went from fixing washing machines in Melbourne to building Amazon’s global drone fleet. Now he’s eyeing Australian skies.

  • By Mark Whittaker
  • Forbes Staff
Jeff Bezos. Image: Supplied

Venice will host Jeff Bezos’ wedding, city says—denying ‘fake news’ about event

The Italian city said speculations about the event are “completely unfounded.”

  • By Ty Roush
  • Forbes Staff

Here are the startups Jeff Bezos invested in last year

The billionaire Amazon founder put early money into Airbnb and Uber. Now he’s placing bets on these AI robotics companies.

  • By Phoebe Liu

Cloud companies like Oracle, Amazon and Microsoft would lose millions to a TikTok ban

The tech giants all have large cloud contracts with TikTok — and they’ll have to end service on them by January 19 unless a court intervenes.

  • By Emily Baker-White
  • Forbes Staff

Amazon wants workers back in the office five days a week. Few large tech firms expect the same

Amazon CEO Andy Jassey announced Monday that starting early next year, employees will generally be expected to be back in the office five days a week.

  • By Jena McGregor
  • Forbes Staff
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