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|2003 ||October || Product || Amazon launches [[w:A9.com|A9.com]], a subsidiary of Amazon.com based in Palo Alto, California that develops search and advertising technology.<ref name="MyUser_Macworld.com_January_17_2016c">{{cite web |url=http://www.macworld.com/article/1039079/a9.html |title=Amazon releases A9 search engine |newspaper=Macworld.com |date= |author= |accessdate= January 17, 2016}}</ref>
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|2004 || August 19 || International || Amazon acquires Joyo, an online bookstore in China, for $75 million, which then becomes the 7th regional website of Amazon.com. joyo later becomes [[w:Amazon China|Amazon China]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tech.163.com/11/1027/11/7HCCBB17000915BF.html|title=Joyo Amazon was renamed to Amazon China|publisher=[[w:NetEase|NetEase]]|date=October 27, 2011|accessdate=October 27, 2011|language=Chinese}}</ref>
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|2005 || February || Product || Amazon launches [[w:Amazon Prime|Amazon Prime]], a membership offering free two-day shipping within the contiguous United States on all eligible purchases for a flat annual fee of $79.<ref name=everything></ref>
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|2005 || November || Product || Amazon launches [[w:Amazon Mechanical Turk|Amazon Mechanical Turk]], an application programming interface (API) allowing any Internet user to perform "human-intelligence" tasks such as transcribing podcasts, often at very low wages.<ref name=everything></ref>
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|2006 || August 25 || Product || Amazon launches [[w:Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud|Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud]] (Amazon EC2), a virtual site farm allowing users to use the Amazon infrastructure to run applications ranging from running simulations to web hosting.<ref>{{cite web
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| 2017 || July 19 || Products || Amazon launches Spark, a shoppable product feed with an Instagram-like feel, for Amazon Prime subscribers. The product is compared with {{w|Instagram}} and {{w|Pinterest}}.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://techcrunch.com/2017/07/18/amazon-launches-spark-a-shoppable-feed-of-stories-and-photos-aimed-at-prime-members/|title = Amazon launches Spark, a shoppable feed of stories and photos aimed at Prime members|last = Perez|first = Sarah|date = July 19, 2017|accessdate = July 19, 2017|publisher = ''TechCrunch''}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.cnet.com/news/amazon-launches-spark-a-social-network-for-its-shoppers/|title = Amazon launches Spark, a social network for its shoppers. Spark encourages users to tag images, stories and ideas about products they like -- with links, of course.|last = Musli|first = Steven|date = July 19, 2017|accessdate = July 19, 2017|publisher = CNET}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.reuters.com/article/us-amazon-com-socialmedia-idUSKBN1A42HQ|title = Amazon launches shopping social network Spark for iOS|last = Moon|first = Angela|date = July 19, 2017|accessdate = July 19, 2017|publisher = Reuters}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.businessinsider.com/how-amazon-spark-social-network-works-2017-7/|title = Amazon has launched a shoppable social network called Spark — here's how it works|last = Ghosh|first = Shona|date = July 19, 2017|accessdate = July 19, 2017|publisher = ''Business Insider''}}</ref>
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| 2017 || July 27 || || {{w|Jeff Bezos}} becomes the world's wealthiest person with an estimated net worth of just over US$90 billion.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jeff Bezos briefly dethrones Bill Gates as world's richest person|url=http://money.cnn.com/2017/07/27/technology/jeff-bezos-richest-man-amazon-gates/index.html|website=money.cnn.com|accessdate=28 April 2018}}</ref>
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| 2017 || August 2 || Personnel || Amazon conducts massive recruitment for 50,000 empty vacancies by hosting job fairs in a number of cities in the United States and offering full-time and part-time jobs in their fulfilment centers. To be hired, individuals are asked to show up in person at one of these centers.<ref>{{cite web|title=Looking for a Job? Amazon Is Hiring 50,000 People Today|url=http://fortune.com/2017/08/02/amazon-jobs-day-hiring-50000/|website=fortune.com|accessdate=28 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Hundreds of hopeful applicants turn out for Amazon Jobs day|url=http://www.wivb.com/news/local-news/hundreds-of-hopeful-applicants-turn-out-for-amazon-jobs-day_20180314090929680/1042758667|website=wivb.com|accessdate=28 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Amazon Wants to Hire 50,000 People on Wednesday. Here's How to Apply and Get Hired (Instantly)|url=https://www.inc.com/bill-murphy-jr/amazon-50000-jobs-apply-expires-wednesday.html|website=inc.com|accessdate=28 April 2018}}</ref>
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| 2017 || August 27 || Competition || Amazon spends its first day as the owner of a brick-and-mortar grocery chain cutting prices at Whole Foods Market as much as 43 percent for some products.<ref>{{cite web|title=Amazon Quickly Employs Its Ruthless Playbook on Whole Foods|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/gadfly/articles/2017-08-24/amazon-quickly-uses-its-ruthless-playbook-on-whole-foods|website=bloomberg.com|accessdate=28 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Bye to 'Whole Paycheck'? New owner Amazon slashes Whole Foods prices|url=http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-amazon-whole-foods-20170828-story.html|website=latimes.com|accessdate=28 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Amazon is already heating up Charlotte’s grocery competition|url=http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/business/biz-columns-blogs/whats-in-store/article169777257.html|website=charlotteobserver.com|accessdate=28 April 2018}}</ref>
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| 2017 || October 11 || Product || Amazon releases Kindle Oasis, a waterproof audible-integrated e-reader.<ref>{{cite web|title=Amazon reveals waterproof, audiobook-enabled Kindle|url=http://www.wired.co.uk/article/kindle-oasis-uk-release-price|website=wired.co.uk|accessdate=28 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Amazon introduces a waterproof Kindle Oasis with a seven-inch screen and Audible playback|url=https://techcrunch.com/2017/10/11/amazon-introduces-a-waterproof-kindle-oasis-with-a-seven-inch-screen-and-audible-playback/|website=techcrunch.com|accessdate=28 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Amazon finally makes a waterproof Kindle, after 10 years of Kindles|url=https://www.theverge.com/2017/10/11/16453860/new-amazon-oasis-kindle-waterproof-10th-anniversary|website=theverge.com|accessdate=28 April 2018}}</ref>
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| 2017 || October 24 || Service || Amazon announces its Business Prime Shipping, a new paid membership program aimed at multi-user businesses in the United States and {{w|Germany}}.<ref>{{cite web|title=Amazon takes on office supply retailers with launch of Business Prime Shipping|url=https://techcrunch.com/2017/10/24/amazon-takes-on-office-supply-retailers-with-launch-of-business-prime-shipping/|website=techcrunch.com|accessdate=28 April 2018}}</ref>
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| 2017 || October 25 || Service || Amazon launches Amazon Key, allowing delivery drivers leave packages inside customers' front doors. Available for Prime members, the new device unlocks the front door for package delivery and other trusted services, and is paired with the Amazon Cloud Cam, a $120 internet-connected security camera built by the company.<ref>{{cite web|title=Amazon Key is a new service that lets couriers unlock your front door|url=https://www.theverge.com/2017/10/25/16538834/amazon-key-in-home-delivery-unlock-door-prime-cloud-cam-smart-lock|website=theverge.com|accessdate=28 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=New service gives Amazon a Key to your house for deliveries|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/business/amazon/amazon-adds-in-home-delivery-option-with-key-service-and-security-camera/|website=seattletimes.com|accessdate=28 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Amazon will start delivering packages into the homes of Prime members|url=https://www.recode.net/2017/10/25/16538828/amazon-key-in-home-delivery-prime-camera-lock|website=recode.net|accessdate=28 April 2018}}</ref>
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| 2017 || October 25 || Personnel || Amazon reveals having 541,900 employees in the third quarter, up from a little more than 300,000 in the same period a year earlier.<ref>{{cite web|title=Amazon now has more than 500,000 employees|url=http://money.cnn.com/2017/10/26/technology/business/amazon-earnings/index.html|website=money.cnn.com|accessdate=28 April 2018}}</ref>
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| 2017 || November 13 || || Amazon closes an estimated US$250 million deal to acquire global TV rights to {{w|The Lord of the Rings}}, based on the fantasy novels by {{w|J.R.R. Tolkien}}. The series would be produced by Amazon Studios in cooperation with the [[w:The Tolkien Trust|Tolkien Estate and Trust]], {{w|HarperCollins}}, and {{w|New Line Cinema}}, a division of {{w|Warner Bros.}}, which produced the movie franchise.<ref>{{cite web|title=Amazon is making a ‘Lord of the Rings’ prequel series|url=https://techcrunch.com/2017/11/13/amazon-is-making-a-lord-of-the-rings-prequel-series/|website=techcrunch.com|accessdate=28 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Amazon Sets ‘The Lord of the Rings’ TV Series In Mega Deal With Multi-Season Commitment|url=http://deadline.com/2017/11/amazon-the-lord-of-the-rings-tv-series-multi-season-commitment-1202207065/|website=deadline.com|accessdate=28 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Why Amazon Just Spent a Fortune to Turn Lord of the Rings Into TV|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2017/11/amazon-and-the-myth-of-moneyball-media/545792/|website=theatlantic.com|accessdate=28 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Lord of the Rings TV series gets multi-season order at Amazon|url=http://ew.com/tv/2017/11/13/lord-of-the-rings-tv-series/|website=ew.com|accessdate=28 April 2018}}</ref>
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| 2017 || November 27 || Product || Amazon announces Amazon Sumerian, a platform for developers to build and host {{w|virtual reality}}, {{w|augmented reality}}, and 3D apps quickly and with minimal coding, for smartphones and tablets, head-based displays, digital signage and web browsers.<ref>{{cite web|title=AWS launches Amazon Sumerian to build AR, VR and 3D apps quickly|url=https://techcrunch.com/2017/11/27/aws-announces-amazon-sumerian-for-building-ar-vr-and-3d-apps-quickly/|website=techcrunch.com|accessdate=28 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Amazon Takes a Trip In Virtual and Augmented Reality|url=http://fortune.com/2017/11/27/amazon-virtual-reality-augmented-sumerian/|website=fortune.com|accessdate=28 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Amazon Expands Its Influence On Video Infrastructure, Releases Publisher Workflow Tools|url=https://adexchanger.com/digital-tv/amazon-expands-influence-video-infrastructure-releases-publisher-workflow-tools/|website=adexchanger.com|accessdate=28 April 2018}}</ref>
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| 2017 || December 4 || International expansion || Amazon offically launches in {{w|Australia}}, expanding the local online product range to more than 20 consumer categories, including books, computers, music, clothing, accessories, home improvement, consumer electronics, kitchen goods and baby products.<ref>{{cite web|title=Amazon Marketplace launches in Australia, local retailers brace for onslaught|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-12-05/amazon-launches-australian-service-threatens-local-retailers/9225160|website=abc.net.au|accessdate=28 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Amazon Opened In Australia, And Nothing Has Changed -- Yet|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/salvatorebabones/2017/12/05/amazon-opened-in-australia-and-nothing-has-changed-yet/#19dcf060677d|website=forbes.com|accessdate=28 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Amazon Australia’s prices are not that great|url=http://www.news.com.au/finance/business/retail/amazon-australias-prices-are-not-that-great/news-story/385655d519de46528b08712e61167afc|website=news.com.au|accessdate=28 April 2018}}</ref>
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| 2017 || December 22 || Acquisition || Amazon acquires smart camera and doorbell startup Blink, a venture-capital backed company that makes home security cameras.<ref>{{cite web|title=Amazon buys smart camera and doorbell startup Blink|url=https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2017/12/22/16810516/amazon-blink-acquisition-smart-camera-doorbell-company|website=theverge.com|accessdate=28 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Amazon is one step closer to making deliveries inside your home|url=https://qz.com/1164279/amazon-amzn-buys-blink-bringing-it-closer-to-delivering-inside-your-home/|website=qz.com|accessdate=28 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Amazon acquires connected camera and doorbell startup Blink|url=https://techcrunch.com/2017/12/22/amazon-acquires-connected-camera-and-doorbell-startup-blink/|website=techcrunch.com|accessdate=28 April 2018}}</ref>
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| 2018 || January 30 || Partnership || Amazon, {{w|Berkshire Hathaway}} and {{w|JPMorgan Chase}} announce partnership to form a not-for-profit health care venture to lower health care costs for their employees in the {{w|United States}}. According to the companies, the initial focus of the independent company would be on technology that will provide their employees and their families with simplified and high-quality health care at accessible costs.<ref>{{cite web|title=Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, JPMorgan Chase Partner to Shake Up Health Care Industry|url=http://variety.com/2018/biz/news/amazon-jeff-bezos-berkshire-hathaway-warren-buffet-jp-morgan-health-care-1202681473/|website=variety.com|accessdate=28 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Amazon, Berkshire, JPMorgan Link Up to Form New Health-Care Company|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-01-30/amazon-berkshire-jpmorgan-to-set-up-a-health-company-for-staff|website=bloomberg.com|accessdate=28 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and J.P. Morgan Are Forming a Non-Profit Health Care Venture|url=http://fortune.com/2018/01/30/amazon-berkshire-hathaway-jpmorgan-nonprofit-healthcare/|website=http://fortune.com|accessdate=28 April 2018}}</ref>
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| 2018 || March 6 || || {{w|Jeff Bezos}} is formally designated the wealthiest person in the world, with a registered net worth of $112 billion by ''{{w|Forbes}}'', becoming the first [[w:billionaire|centi-billionaire]].<ref>{{cite web|title=As Trump slumps down Forbes annual list of billionaires, Bezos rises to the top|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/trump-slumps-down-forbes-annual-list-billionaires-bezos-rises-top-n854141|website=nbcnews.com|accessdate=28 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Jeff Bezos Had a Record-Breaking One-Year Net Worth Jump|url=http://fortune.com/2018/03/09/jeff-bezos-net-worth-jump/|website=fortune.com|accessdate=28 April 2018}}</ref>
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