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Amazon hires from around the world, and we’re passionate about supporting employees and their families who have immigrated to the U.S. We urge Homeland Security and USCIS to issue all available green cards before the 9/30 deadline and stand ready to help.

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Amazon urges green card allocation to help immigrant employees

Amazon urges Homeland Security and USCIS to administer all available green cards before the September 30 deadline.

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With opportunities like skills training and career coaching, we are committed to our employees’ growth and honored to be ranked among the Top 10 U.S. companies for career development.

The 10 best U.S. companies for career growth, according to new research

63% of U.S. workers who quit their jobs last year cited a lack of advancement opportunities as one of the main reasons for leaving, Pew Research Center found.

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is now the fifth school in Maryland (& one of 140+ institutions) where we pre-pay college tuition for our hourly employees. 🎓 And earlier this year, we made it so employees are eligible for this benefit after 3 months instead of 1yr.

Morgan State is the first 4-year HBCU in Amazon's pre-paid tuition program

Maryland’s largest Historically Black College and University is making history as it becomes Amazon's first four-year HBCU to participate in the company's pre-paid tuition program for employees.

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Fortunate to know Tom Alberg for the last 25 yrs. His professional & civic accomplishments were many. But, what impressed me most was his character—humble, high integrity, missionary, cared about his community—as good a guy as they come. Learned a lot from Tom. Will miss him.

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🆕 Our cloud game streaming service, Amazon Luna, is now avail on Samsung's 2022 smart TVs & part of the Samsung Gaming Hub. Customers don't need any new devices/hardware to use the service & Prime members can play a rotating selection of free games.

Samsung’s Smart TV Gaming Hub Adds Another Cloud Gaming Service

Along with Xbox Cloud Gaming, Google Stadia, NVIDIA GeForce Now and Utomik, you'll now have access to Amazon Luna directly from your TV or smart monitor.

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Views tonight on the ramp at Amazon Air are 10/10. Thanks, sky.

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Just in: Amazon and iRobot sign an agreement for Amazon to acquire iRobot.

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Amazon and iRobot sign an agreement for Amazon to acquire iRobot

Since introducing the Roomba vacuum in 2002, iRobot has continued to delight customers with every product generation, saving customers valuable time previously spent on household chores.

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Did you know Thursday Night Football is coming exclusively to Prime Video on September 15th?! 🏈 📺 Our CEO

visited the

on-air and production teams last weekend to celebrate the start of production and discuss what's to come.

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One of the latest improvements we’ve made for our 2M+ selling partners: a new tool based on their feedback to make it easier to manage their account health. 💻 📈

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Amazon upgrades success metric for selling partners

Amazon is making it easier for third-party sellers on its site to track their account performance.

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Earlier this week, we announced we're trying something new and expanding our Same-Day Delivery to other retail locations across the U.S. Can't wait to see what our customers think!

Amazon launches same-day delivery from some brick-and-mortar retail brands

Prime members in select cities can now get items from GNC and apparel brands PacSun, Diesel and Superdry delivered to their doorstep in a few hours.

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Our Toronto Tech Hub is full of cool features. Oh and she cute… eh? 🇨🇦 ⬇️ -40% less water than a traditional office bldg 🌤️ A smart shade system that adjusts to sunlight & cloud cover to maximize natural daylight (reducing heating & cooling energy)

Inside Amazon's offices in the heart of downtown Toronto (PHOTOS) | Urbanized

Amazon has a major and growing presence in downtown Toronto, with the newest offices located at Quadreal's Southcore Financial Centre.

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For Prime Day, we teamed up with

@DwellwthDignity

to fully furnish Community Does It’s first-ever mental health facility in Dallas' Pleasant Grove neighborhood. Not only was this a fun day, but we hope will help make a positive impact on the community. nbcdfw.com/news/local/ple

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A group of Amazon employees and members from Dwell with Dignity and Community Does It celebrate after cutting the ribbon to the new facility.

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Goodnight from our Seattle HQ!

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Lots covered in

's interview from June with our CEO

at the Bloomberg Tech Summit: big bets, staying optimistic, and innovating for customers and employees.

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy - Bloomberg

Emily Chang sits down with the biggest influencers in technology and media to find out who they are, how they got there, and where they're going.

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✅Career coaching ✅College advising ✅Specialized career services In partnership with

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, ⬆️ these are three new offerings our 750,000+ hourly employees can now access as part of our Career Choice program.

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Amazon adds academic and career coaching to employee benefits

New partnerships with Beyond 12 and Kaplan will provide employees career coaching, college advising, and specialized career services.

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Last year in the U.S., we replaced nearly 70% of our mixed material bubble mailers with our recyclable paper padded mailer. More examples of progress we made in packaging in our latest Sustainability Report 👇

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Delivering progress every day: Amazon’s commitment to sustainability

From sustainable transportation solutions to minimizing food waste, Amazon’s 2021 Sustainability Report shows our commitment to our customers, our people, and the planet.

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We always look for ways to share our resources with entrepreneurs/small biz owners to help them succeed. Most recently, we launched a new set of grant awards for those who've created innovative products w/ sustainable attributes. Get the scoop 👇

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Amazon Offers Grant Opportunity for Sustainable Small Businesses

Amazon is offering a new grant program to support sustainable small businesses. Recipients will get $20,000 and access to Amazon Launchpad, a platform designed to increase visibility and sales on

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Arlington Public Schools

Exciting milestone today as we celebrate the new space for Arlington students to “Think Big” and access hands-on learning using advanced technology at Wakefield High School! Thank you to our partners in education

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The ribbon cutting ceremony for the Amazon Think Big Space at Wakefield High School is a paramount moment in CTE & STEM education at APS because it will provide students at our most diverse high school access to project-based learning. @amazon

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We're very proud to call Josh an Amazon employee and appreciate all his work in accessibility.

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Adaptive technologies try to help disabled people access information, but they're not always driven by the input of the community. On #SciFriLive

, Joshua Miele (@BerkeleyBlink) shares how to create more disability-inclusive tech. #DisabilityPrideMonth sciencefriday.com/segments/joshu

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New news: We just expanded our Same-Day Delivery to select retail stores in 10+ cities across the U.S. This means customers can shop their fave brands and have their order ready for delivery (or pick-up in some locations) within hours.

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Get Same-Day Delivery from your favorite retail stores

Prime members in more than 10 metro areas in the U.S. can now shop their favorite local retail stores through the Amazon app and on Amazon.com.

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From the U.S. to India, we look back on our #PrideMonth celebrations with Amazon employees across the globe. 🏳️‍🌈 amzn.to/3S2DHZO

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A lil behind-the-scenes action!

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Fulfillment centers hold lots of stuff for you… but where does the stuff for fulfillment centers come from?!

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Chief Security Officer, Steve Schmidt, talks about culture shift from gatekeeping to enabling: typical cyber security orgs think their job is to say "no" and prevent access, but AWS approach is to help customers do their job safely & securely.

Amazon Web Services' cybersecurity chief Steve Schmidt lays out his outlook for the rest of 2022

Amazon is the largest public cloud provider globally with Amazon Web Services (AWS) holding approximately 39% of the market, according to Gartner. Amazon's Chief Security Officer Steve Schmidt...

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This just in from our fulfillment center in Mississippi: Grace earned her second promotion this month after starting two years ago in a seasonal, entry-level role picking orders. Go, Grace! 🎉

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This Prime Day, we were privileged to partner with

to build and stock a new closet filled w/ clothing, toiletries, & more at Joseph Lee K-8 School in Boston. It will serve over 500 students experiencing poverty, homelessness, & other crises. wcvb.com/article/catie-

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Amazon.com, Inc. today announced financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2022. press.aboutamazon.com/news-releases/

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Nothing should stop students from accessing their education. When Ukrainians became at that risk,

jumped in to 1) provide computing credits + tech support to orgs creating remote learning opp., 2) train refugees, & 3) preserve research data.

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How AWS is helping Ukrainian students continue learning

AWS is working with schools and universities affected by the war in Ukraine to expand remote learning opportunities, preserve students’ research data, and provide training and services to refugees.

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G’Day from our office in Sydney, Australia 🦘🌊☀️

View of the city from the rooftop of the Amazon Syndey, Australia office.

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We're always working hard to make sure our workplace is one for everyone. Great to see so many other companies doing the same and being recognized by

in their latest report. cnbc.com/2022/07/23/bes

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Delivery by drone is coming to Lockeford, California later this year. Residents of the city got to meet with members of our team (and got to meet a drone, too!). lodinews.com/news/article_c

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🌟 Four new small businesses are coming to Amazon’s HQ in Puget Sound! 🌟 We welcome Kathmandu MoMoCha, Mainstay Provisions, Manna, and Salon Voda in our commitment to create thriving 18-hour downtown districts where people live, work, dine, and shop. amzn.to/3Bj9nnN

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Not going to lie, this is pretty cool! Through our interconnected logistics network and third-party carrier partnerships, we're able to deliver to the historic offshore landmark that is the Frying Pan Tower. See how we make it happen ⬇️ amzn.to/3PSRnVl

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To help selling partners have more control over how much & when to convert their funds, we’re introducing Amazon Seller Wallet. Now available as an initial launch to select Amazon.com sellers with plans to expand to more sellers soon.

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Amazon rolls out new digital wallet – for sellers

Third-party sellers on Amazon are gaining more control over management of their own funds.

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Seattle Public Schools

Congratulations Bam! Bamlaku Asmare, a member of Franklin High School’s Class of 2022, was recently awarded a $40,000 Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship. Read more about this awesome accomplishment at: buff.ly/3PH66ml #SPSExcellence

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When Ukrainian leadership asked for help moving government and private sector data from local servers to the cloud,

was among the first organizations to respond. Here’s how AWS did it 👇

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Safeguarding Ukraine’s data to preserve its present and build its future

AWS employees help secure vital data so the Ukrainian government, education, and banking institutions can continue to serve Ukrainian people.

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Think we can all agree how critical books are to our world. That’s why every year since 2009, we’ve made it a priority to share our resources with local, regional, & national literary orgs who support writers and help them reach more readers.

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Interview: Al Woodworth on the 2022 Amazon Literary Partnership Grants

The Amazon Literary Partnership–in the States since 2009 and in the UK since 2019–funds writer- and diversity-supportive programs…

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Picked, packed, and Tetris-d at our fulfillment center in Ohio. Now on their way to customers! 🥰

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Last month, employees across the US, Europe, and India volunteered with local charities to cook, pack, and distribute over 12,500 meals to community members in need. Great job, team!

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Our director of drone safety gives

a behind-the-scenes look at our drone testing facility (any guesses where it is?!). Watch to see if you're right ⬇️

Inside look at Amazon’s top secret drone testing facility

The future of package delivery looks faster than ever thanks to Amazon’s new drone delivery testing program. NBC’s Erin McLaughlin reports for TODAY on when you could see them in your own backyard.

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