Devon Pendleton and Jack Witzig, Bloomberg News Jeff Bezos, founder and chief executive officer of Amazon.com Inc., speaks during a discussion at the Air Force Association s Air, Space and Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Maryland, U.S., on Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018. Amazon is considering a plan to open as many as 3,000 new AmazonGo cashierless stores in the next few years, according to people familiar with matter, an aggressive and costly expansion that would threaten convenience chains. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg , Bloomberg
Billionaires have always traveled in a different orbit than the rest of us. Nicer things, more power, rocket-launching stations. But 2020 threw that gulf into stark relief.
This week in our WiCipedia roundup: A booming tech space in Tennessee; Pinterest employee complaints draw unequal results; something good comes of Amazon s wealth; and more.
When you think of tech, Middle Tennessee doesn t necessarily come to mind. Yet a local news source says the area, which includes Nashville, has become a booming hub for tech jobs. Proponents argue that the industry is thriving there, quality of life is much higher than in more notable regions and despite lower salaries, they go further than they would on the coasts. The under-representation of women and minorities in the tech workforce has long been an issue at our country s two major tech hubs of San Francisco and New York, and it s only getting worse, the author of a tech council report, Dr. Amy Harris, said. Nashville s tech workforce is one-third women and 23% non-White. If you re looking for a place that defies tech stereotypes, come to Middle Tennessee. We aren t sure how Silicon Valley can argue with
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Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is the world s wealthiest person, according to the latest Bloomberg Billionaires Index, with a net worth of $186 billion. Four others also have fortunes over $100 billion. Here, Bezos speaks at a conference in 2018.
You probably think 2020 has turned out to be a pretty lousy year, what with the coronavirus pandemic, a global recession and unceasing partisan warfare in Washington.
Then again, you re not Jeff Bezos or Elon Musk.
Thanks to soaring stock prices at Tesla, the company Musk founded, the quirky South African-born entrepreneur has seen his personal wealth soar to unimaginable heights of $157 billion.
In fact, Musk is one of only five
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