Jeff Bezos joins the chorus of scrooges who want to donate their wealth to charity.
Without going into detail, the Amazon founder pledges to divest himself of most of his $124 billion assets, devoting them to the fight against climate change but also to support those who are committed to uniting humanity in the face of deep social divisions and policies.
The announcement comes as Amazon prepares to cut 10,000 jobs, in what could be the largest cuts in the company's history while representing less than 1 percent of its overall workforce, made up mostly of hourly employees.
According to rumors reported by the New York Times, the cuts could start as early as this week and would particularly concern the retail division and human resources.
The planned reductions would confirm the trend underway in large hi-tech companies, where Twitter and Meta have already reduced their staff by thousands.
Since the beginning of the year alone, Silicon Valley has cut more than 100,000 jobs.
While Amazon cuts Bezos, who is no longer CEO of the companies, opens up - in an interview with Cnn, the first with the Lauren Sachez campaign since they started dating - about his philanthropic commitment and announces his commitment to donate charity most of his wealth.
Explaining that he wants to maximize the effect of his donation, the Amazon founder admits the difficulties he is having in his new role.
"It's hard. I'm finding that philanthropy isn't easy. Building Amazon wasn't easy: it took hard work, some knowledgeable fellow travelers and hard workers. I think philanthropy is similar," confesses Bezos, for years has been criticized for not having joined the Giving Pledge, the initiative launched by Warren Buffett and Bill Gates in 2010 with which the scrooge pledge to donate at least half of their fortune.
An initiative to which his ex-wife MacKenzie Scott, who recently divorced her second husband, joined.
Bezos and Sanchez are working to identify the best and most efficient ways to donate their fortune and make a real impact.
And an insight into how they plan to move can be gleaned from the Bezos Courage and Civility Award,
a 100 million prize awarded this year to the queen of country Dolly Parton.
"When you think of Dolly everyone smiles. All she wants to do is bring light into other people's lives and they couldn't think of anyone better than her to receive the award. We know she will do great things," says Sanchez, announcing that in 2023 will go into space with an all-female crew.
In short, an intense period between philanthropy and space opens up for the couple.
And among the innumerable commitments that of the NFL could be added, Bezos and Jay-Z, Beyonce's husband, are in fact in talks for a joint offer for the Washington Commanders.
All she wants to do is bring light into the lives of others and they couldn't think of anyone better than her to receive the award.
We know he will do great things", says Sanchez, announcing that in 2023 he will go into space with an all-female crew. In short, an intense period between philanthropy and space opens up for the couple. , Bezos and Jay-Z, Beyonce's husband, are in fact in talks for a joint bid for the Washington Commanders.
All she wants to do is bring light into the lives of others and they couldn't think of anyone better than her to receive the award.
We know he will do great things", says Sanchez, announcing that in 2023 he will go into space with an all-female crew. In short, an intense period between philanthropy and space opens up for the couple. , Bezos and Jay-Z, Beyonce's husband, are in fact in talks for a joint bid for the Washington Commanders.
