If you're not reading the article or this is news to you, he will transition to executive chairman of Amazon’s board.
He is expected to free up his time. Then will be focusing on Blue Origin, TWP, and his various charities.
And SpaceX just had their 100th successful Falcon 9 launch in a row.
I have no clue where you're getting this from? It states a fact, no emotion or surprise or whatever in there - that's your interpretation.
Unless the submitted HN subject was updated in between you writing this and me reading it. The CNN headline also states the plain fact though.
"The company first announced the leadership change as part of its February earnings report, saying Jassy would take over during the fiscal third quarter. Amazon (AMZN) had not previously shared the precise date of the transition. "