To the younger generation eager to disrupt everything straight out of high school, Bezos offered a reality check. "It is possible to be 18, 19, 20 years old, drop out of college, and be a great entrepreneur. We have famous examples of that working—Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, etc. But these people are the exception."

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has donated over 1 million Amazon shares worth $251 million to non-profits this year, with plans to sell more shares under a trading plan.

Some of the world's richest people see their fortunes fluctuate by billions every day, although it is typically the same names that top the wealth leaderboards.

Speaking at Italian Tech Week, Amazon founder Bezos said creativity and invention are the keys to thriving in a future shaped by AI.

Shaquille O'Neal has made a career out of thinking big—on and off the court. But when it came to investing, even the 7-foot-1 superstar admits he didn't always get it right. "When I first started investing it was all for monetary purposes only,

Lauren Sánchez Bezos gave the little black dress a backless update at Kris Jenner's 70th birthday party. Over the weekend, she and her husband, Jeff Bezos, hosted the Kardashian matriarch's soirée at their Beverly Hills estate.

Bezos, who founded the space company Blue Origin, believes that Earth should eventually be reserved primarily for human life, while high-impact industrial activities are shifted to the Moon and orbiting space stations.

The CEO of the online retailer addresses a New York Times report alleging a culture that the founder said he doesn't recognize.