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Jeff Bezos has dominated headlines yet again, and not just for his relentless business moves. In the past week, he made waves by selling a staggering 8.2 million Amazon shares, pocketing roughly 1.85 billion dollars with sales executed on July 11th and July 14th at around 225 dollars a share, according to AInvest. This is part of a larger plan allowing him to unload up to 25 million shares by May 2026 meaning this was no impulsive cash-out but a calculated step that keeps his remaining Amazon stake towering at over 900 million shares valued near 200 billion dollars. The timing is classic Bezos, coming right as Amazon’s extended Prime Day sales smash records and analysts post bullish predictions with firms like Truist and JPMorgan raising their price targets. Many observers, Fortune included, look back on Amazon’s history and see the founder’s regret minimization strategy—his iconic approach to risk and scale—still at work today as the company grows ever more dominant across commerce and AI.

But the boardroom wasn’t the only place Bezos caused a stir. On July 10th he shocked fans and onlookers at the annual Sun Valley billionaire gathering by appearing with hair—a first in over a decade, according to AOL. Speculation buzzed immediately, with The List reporting paparazzi had caught him in Italy before his wedding with an awkward tan line where his old bald look used to be. Now, photos show him with gray hair on the sides and back but still bald on top, and hair loss experts have already weighed in that a full comeback is medically unlikely. Regardless, it was the most meme-worthy public appearance since his famous bicep-laden yacht photos.

Speaking of yachts and weddings, Bezos found himself swatting down rumors of a fantastically extravagant six hundred million dollar Aspen wedding, taking to social media to set the record straight. According to an IMDB news roundup, the Amazon founder dismissed the story as absurd clickbait and warned followers not to fall for tabloid nonsense.

Social media also had a field day when Lauren Sánchez, now Lauren Sánchez Bezos, was seen enjoying her own “hot girl summer” without Jeff, just weeks after their headline-grabbing wedding. TheList and Instagram coverage noted she wiped her grid of almost everything except wedding photos, then quickly showed off time with friends in sunny locales, further stirring speculation about the newlyweds’ routines and personal brands.

Finally, business and financial influencers are amplifying Bezos’s classic advice about embracing bold risks for big rewards, a theme he shares with fellow billionaire Mark Cuban as revealed by AOL. Whether it’s multi-billion-dollar share sales, side-parted hair, or a meme-worthy wedding, Bezos knows how to keep himself—and Amazon—at the center of global attention.

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