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Live updates Welcome to The Spinoff’s live updates for February 3. Reach me at stewart@spinoff.co.nz. Keep The Spinoff ticking by donating 6.00pm: The day in sum The Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine was provisionally approved following a “robust assessment” of its safety, effectiveness and quality. There were three new cases of Covid-19 in managed isolation and none in the community Unemployment dropped to 4.9% in the December 2020 quarter, down from 5.3% in September. National leader Judith Collins said her party still had no stance on conversion therapy.’ Jeff Bezos announced plans...

A file photo of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. | Reuters Amazon founder Jeff Bezos on Tuesday said he has decided to step down as the e-commerce platform’s chief executive, a decision he said would give him the “time and energy” needed to focus on his other ventures. “I’m excited to announce that this Q3 I’ll transition to Executive Chair of the Amazon Board and Andy Jassy will become CEO,” Bezos wrote in a letter to employees. “In the Exec Chair role, I intend to focus my energies and attention on new products and early initiatives. Andy is well known inside the co...

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos will step down from his role as CEO of the retail giant later this year, with Andy Jassy tapped to be his replacement, the company announced on Tuesday.

While the billionaire plans to maintain an active role in Amazon’s leadership, he cited a desire to spend more time working on his other projects.

Who Is Andy Jassy? AWS Head Replaces Jeff Bezos As New Amazon CEO 02/02/21 AT 8:20 PM Amazon said its web hosting division pulled the plug on Parler after the social network failed to crack down on incitements of violence Photo: AFP / DENIS CHARLET KEY POINTS Jassy has led Amazon's Web Services division since 1997 He is a member of Bezos' elite S-team of executives Amazon is set to welcome a new chief executive officer, Andy Jassy, following Jeff Bezos' announcement on Tuesday that he is stepping down as CEO in the third quarter.  Bezos, 57, will exit his post with the e-commerce ...