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Did you know? Upskilling 2025 is Amazon’s $1.2 billion investment to provide free skills training to U.S. employees over the next four years

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Did you know? Amazon is the first, and only, marketplace to protect customers in third-party product liability cases.

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Did you know? Astro is Amazon’s new home robot that brings together advancements in AI, computer vision, sensor technology, and voice and edge computing.

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