Top Amazon boss privately advised US government on web portal worth billions to tech firm

Exclusive: Emails show how tech firm has tried to gain influence and potentially shape lucrative government contractsA top Amazon executive privately advised the Trump administration on the launch of a new internet portal that is expected to generate billions of dollars for the technology company and give it a dominant role in how the US government buys everything from paper clips to office chairs. Related: Alexa's advice to 'kill your foster parents' fuels concern over Amazon EchoContinue readi