In the quarter century since, his erstwhile electronic bookstore changed nearly everything about publishing, retail, computing and how to run a company. It has ever-growing fleets of airplanes, drones, trucks and robots; it is moving deeper into entertainment, health care, groceries, advertising, home security, artificial intelligence and more. “This is not only the largest river […]

Jeff Bezos originally wanted to give the company the magical sounding name “Cadabra.” In the time before Google Search ruled the internet, being at the top of alphabetical lists still mattered. That’s what led Bezos to awake.com and another name, “Aard.” Sign up now to learn about This Day in History straight from your inbox. […]