<h1 style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.5; font-size: 2.4em; font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; color: var(--iq-title-text); letter-spacing: 1px; background-color: #ffffff;">What You Need to Know About Amazon</h1>
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<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; color: #585858; font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 1px; background-color: #ffffff;">Whether you are an e-commerce, online advertising, or cloud computing fan, you should know that Amazon.com is an American multinational technology company. The company's main focus is on e-commerce, digital streaming, and cloud computing. It also focuses on online advertising and artificial intelligence.</p>
<h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.5; font-size: 1.4em; font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; color: var(--iq-title-text); letter-spacing: 1px; background-color: #ffffff;">Prime Day</h2>
<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; color: #585858; font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 1px; background-color: #ffffff;">Taking advantage of Amazon's Prime Day will save you some big bucks. This mega sale allows you to stock up on gadgets and home appliances at steep discounts.</p>
<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; color: #585858; font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 1px; background-color: #ffffff;">As one of the biggest retail companies in the world, Amazon makes it easy for you to buy tech at the most affordable prices of the year. For instance, you can get a 38% discount on a JBL Clip 4 Bluetooth speaker.</p>
<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; color: #585858; font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 1px; background-color: #ffffff;">The Amazon Prime Day is one of the most anticipated events of the year. The two-day sale allows you to pick up gadgets and appliances with some of the biggest discounts of the year.</p>
<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; color: #585858; font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 1px; background-color: #ffffff;">The biggest deal of the day is the Amazon Fire TV stick. This device is the best price of the year and you can also pick up a Fire TV stick with a built-in smart speaker, like Amazon's Echo speakers.</p>
<h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.5; font-size: 1.4em; font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; color: var(--iq-title-text); letter-spacing: 1px; background-color: #ffffff;">Streaming networks</h2>
<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; color: #585858; font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 1px; background-color: #ffffff;">Despite the company's aversion to live TV subscriptions, Amazon is currently in the midst of assembling a team that will build a live linear component to compliment its existing video-on-demand offerings. It's also in the midst of launching a free-to-watch television service in the form of a customizable news app. It's not a new concept by any means, but it's certainly a novelty amongst a glut of cable TV alternatives.</p>
<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; color: #585858; font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 1px; background-color: #ffffff;">One of the more interesting developments in the past year has been the launch of Amazon's free-to-watch video service, which has attracted more than 120 million monthly active users across all ad-supported video content. In addition to its streaming service, the company is now offering a library of original shows and movies, including The Big Sick and Manchester by the Sea. During sporting season, the company offers exclusive access to select games.</p>
<h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.5; font-size: 1.4em; font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; color: var(--iq-title-text); letter-spacing: 1px; background-color: #ffffff;">Cloud computing</h2>
<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; color: #585858; font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 1px; background-color: #ffffff;">Using Amazon Cloud Computing, businesses can quickly and easily deploy on cloud infrastructure. They can also test new applications on the cloud and respond quickly to industry changes.</p>
<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; color: #585858; font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 1px; background-color: #ffffff;">Amazon offers more than 70 services including cloud application development, cloud networking, storage, and management. They also offer a range of developer tools. The company has a global presence with 30 data centers. In the most recent quarter, their revenue grew an average of 81 percent. They also have 10 to 15 additional data centers in the works.</p>
<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; color: #585858; font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 1px; background-color: #ffffff;">One of the benefits of Amazon Cloud Computing is that it provides customers with a number of different compute instance types. This lets users choose the model that best fits their needs.</p>
<h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.5; font-size: 1.4em; font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; color: var(--iq-title-text); letter-spacing: 1px; background-color: #ffffff;">Anti-counterfeiting efforts</h2>
<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; color: #585858; font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 1px; background-color: #ffffff;">Earlier this year, Amazon released its first Brand Protection Report, which focused on its efforts to fight counterfeit products. The company also published a blueprint for public and private sector partnerships that aim to protect brands. The most significant statistic is the fact that Amazon got rid of over three million phony products last year.</p>
<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; color: #585858; font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 1px; background-color: #ffffff;">In addition, the company worked with law enforcement to disrupt and shut down major counterfeit operations. It also referred over 600 criminals for investigation in 2021.</p>
<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; color: #585858; font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 1px; background-color: #ffffff;">Amazon's efforts to combat counterfeit products are well-received by major brands. The company's newest anti-counterfeiting program uses machine learning to identify and remove fakes.</p>
<h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.5; font-size: 1.4em; font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; color: var(--iq-title-text); letter-spacing: 1px; background-color: #ffffff;">E-waste</h2>
<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; color: #585858; font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 1px; background-color: #ffffff;">Earlier this month, Amazon launched its e-waste recycling program. According to Amazon's website, the program offers safe and convenient disposal of your old electronics. The company said it would work with its e-waste recyclers to help ensure that your old electronics are properly disposed of.</p>
<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; color: #585858; font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 1px; background-color: #ffffff;">The company has also created a number of helpful resources. For example, it has created six different language flyers to help customers understand its recycling program. In addition, Amazon has created a website with a search engine to find the nearest e-waste recycling center.</p>
<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; color: #585858; font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 1px; background-color: #ffffff;">The site is hosted on a "amazonrecycling.com" domain name. To access the page, you will need to sign up and create an account. Once you've done so, you'll be able to enter your e-waste and get a shipping label.</p>
<h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.5; font-size: 1.4em; font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; color: var(--iq-title-text); letter-spacing: 1px; background-color: #ffffff;">Jeff Bezos's relationship with Lauren Sanchez</h2>
<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; color: #585858; font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 1px; background-color: #ffffff;">Earlier this year, Jeff Bezos's relationship with Lauren Sanchez was exposed. The couple, who have been dating for three years, allegedly had a fling while they were married. They were also spotted relaxing on a luxury yacht in St. Barths, a French-speaking Caribbean island.</p>
<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; color: #585858; font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 1px; background-color: #ffffff;">It seems that Bezos and Sanchez enjoy spending time together. They have attended tennis tournaments, a safari trip to Gabon, and a trip to the Mahatma Gandhi tomb. They have talked about their philanthropy and space travel. In 2023, they have planned to become part of a crew of women in space.</p>
<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; color: #585858; font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 1px; background-color: #ffffff;">Bezos and Sanchez have been very active on social media. They regularly post about their work and date nights. They are known to frequent Michelin-starred restaurants.</p>