Amazon Announces New Headquarters in New York City and Northern Virginia

Photo: Lisa Werner/GettyAmazon has chosen someprimelocations for its new headquarters.Amazon, which is based in Seattle, has settled on New York City and Northern Virginia as spots for its headquarters, the company said in apress releaseon Tuesday. It will plant itself in Long Island City and National Landing.The company will pour $5 billion into opening up 50,000 jobs in N.Y.C. and Virginia. Amazon considered 238 destinations as possibilities for its headquarters,The Wall Street Journalreported.

Amazon Billionaire Jeff Bezos Hugs Girlfriend Lauren Sanchez After He Safely Returns from Space

WhenJeff Bezoslanded safely back on earth following his first foray into space, he had a whole squad of cheerleaders ready to welcome him back home — and none were more excited thangirlfriend Lauren Sanchez. Bezos, 57, touched back down in Texas after taking a10-minute flight aboard the New Shepard rocketTuesday morning, and there to help celebrate his return was a group of loved ones, including Sanchez, his mom Jacklyn, and his children.

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and Girlfriend Lauren Sanchez Have Glamorous Date Night in India

Date night in Mumbai! One day earlier, Bezos announced his company wouldinvest $1 billionto help get small businesses online in India, adding to the $5.5 billion Amazon pledged since 2014. The appearance comes one year after Bezos announced hisdivorce from his wife of 25 years, MacKenzie, at the same timenews of his relationshipwith Sanchez went public. Bezos and Sanchez — whofiled for divorcefrom her Hollywood agent husbandPatrick Whitesellin April —stepped out together for the first timein May in New York City.

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos Announces Divorce from Wife MacKenzie After 25 Years of Marriage

Photo: Jerod Harris/Getty Jeff Bezosannounced in a tweet on Wednesday that he and his wife MacKenzie aredivorcing after 25 years of marriage. Jeff, the 54-year-old founder and CEO of Amazon, revealed on Twitter that he and MacKenzie, 48, have decided to continue their “shared lives as friends.” “We feel incredibly lucky to have found each other and deeply grateful for every one of the years we have been married to each other.

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos Has Purchased David Geffen's Beverly Hills Home for $165 Million

Leigh Vogel/Getty.Photo: Leigh Vogel/Getty Jeff Bezos has found a new place to call home for $165 million, PEOPLE confirms. The billionaire Amazon CEO, who is currently the richest man in the world, has purchased the home of music mogul David Geffen in Beverly Hills. A private broker handled the deal. Rumors had been floating for several weeks that Bezos was shopping for a new L.A. area home in the $100-million-plus range.