- Meet Andy Jassy, the next CEO of Amazon (CNN) – Though not as public a figure as Bezos, Jassy is an accomplished executive in his own right — having grown Amazon’s cloud segment, Amazon Web Services, from its inception into a $45 billion business and the company’s biggest moneymaker.
- Parler CEO John Matze says he’s been terminated by board: ‘I did not participate in this decision’ (Fox Business) – “I have worked endless hours and fought constant battles to get the Parler site running but at this point, the future of Parler is no longer in my hands,” he said.
- Robinhood CEO, regulators to testify at House hearing on GameStop frenzy (The Hill) – The Financial Services hearing, set for Feb. 18, will be split into two panels: one featuring government and industry investment regulators, and the other focused on the businesses and investors central to last week’s stock market chaos.
- Apple and Hyundai-Kia pushing toward deal on Apple Car (CNBC) – Sources familiar with Apple’s interest in working with Hyundai say the tech giant wants to build the “Apple Car” in North America with an established automaker willing to allow Apple to control the software and hardware that will go into the vehicle.
