Bezos urges Big Tech to work with Defense Department amid misgivings

SIMI VALLEY, CA -- Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon and Blue Origin, called on leaders of U.S. big technology firms to not “turn their backs” on the Defense Department, even if some employees have misgivings about developing new technology for the U.S. military.

During remarks at the Reagan National Defense Forum here, Bezos -- one of the world's most influential technology entrepreneurs who also owns the Washington Post -- said there is currently resistance in the ranks of some technology...