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Twelve years ago, Amazon launched Prime, a subscription service that entitled members to free two-day shipping in the United States. Since then, it has added a number of options to make delivery faster and more convenient. Prime customers can get same-day delivery, and drop off with an hour or two on some items. Of course, customers aren’t always home to receive their packages.

Amazon announced discounts on “Whole Foods” products, soon after US antitrust authority and Whole Foods shareholders authorized the e-commerce giant to acquire the specialty organic foods chain.

World's largest retailer, Walmart, joins forces with Google in an attempt to oppose Amazon's dominant position in the online market, US media reported. The deal concluded between the two companies will allow Walmart products to become available to Google Express online shopping service. Reports Sega.

Amazon.com Inc is quickly ramping up the billions of dollars a year it spends on creating and licensing TV shows and films, signaling the retailer plans to be in show business for the long haul.

Amazon's capitalization reached USD 502.6 billion, the Financial Times writes.

Except Amazon, with a similar capitalization of over USD 500 billion are only Apple, Microsoft and Google. Since the beginning of 2017, Amazon's market value has increased by $ 146.3 billion.

US e-commerce company Amazon has launched a social network called Spark that allows consumers to sell and buy products on its platform. This is Amazon's first move in the social networking world, Reuters reports.

The SoundCloud music streaming service, which fails to establish prosperous business model, currently has enough money to survive the fourth quarter after cutting 40 percent of its employees, a company spokesman said.

Amazon will acquire upscale U.S. grocer Whole Foods Market, known for its pricey organic options, for $13.7 billion, the companies announced on June 16, in a deal that underscores the online retailer's growing influence.

It is no secret that the CIA and other US intelligence agencies have the capacity to breach anything connected to the internet. Many citizens have started to question whether their devices are safe. Many videos have been uploaded with people asking Amazon’s Alexa about whether is is connected to the CIA.

Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos said on Wednesday he is selling about $1 billion worth of the internet retailer’s stock annually to fund his Blue Origin rocket company, which aims to launch paying passengers on 11-minute space rides starting next year.