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href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200912175912/https://blog.aboutamazon.com/devices/how-alexa-can-help-your-family-stay-organized-this-school-year" data-cms-ai="0">Continue Reading </a></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ListHomepageCarousel-slides-slide"> <div class="PromoHomepage"> <div class="PromoHomepage-media"><picture> <source width="1440" height="500" media="(min-width: 768px)" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20200912175912im_/https://d39w7f4ix9f5s9.cloudfront.net/dims4/default/4a93d8a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2500x868+0+875/resize/1440x500!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Famazon-blogs-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fab%2F7d%2F7387c5c34035af9dafce465fe433%2Famazon-org-smile-extruded-sq.jpg 1x, 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products, we thought it would be helpful to share the facts about how we ensure the safety of our products. </span> <span class="PromoHomepage-button"><a class="Link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200912175912/https://blog.aboutamazon.com/shopping/ensuring-the-safety-of-amazonbasics-products-for-our-customers" data-cms-ai="0">Continue Reading </a></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ListHomepageCarousel-slides-slide"> <div class="PromoHomepage"> <div class="PromoHomepage-media"><picture> <source width="1440" height="500" media="(min-width: 768px)" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20200912175912im_/https://d39w7f4ix9f5s9.cloudfront.net/dims4/default/872f6b9/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5304x1842+0+1712/resize/1440x500!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Famazon-blogs-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fdc%2F95%2Fb5250fd04f879a2f5251206bc54e%2Fukonwa.jpeg 1x, 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href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200912175912/https://blog.aboutamazon.com/company-news/one-of-the-worlds-leading-marketing-executives-joins-amazon" data-cms-ai="0">Continue Reading </a></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ListHomepageCarousel-slides-slide"> <div class="PromoHomepage"> <div class="PromoHomepage-media"><picture> <source width="1440" height="500" media="(min-width: 768px)" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20200912175912im_/https://d39w7f4ix9f5s9.cloudfront.net/dims4/default/f5e82a2/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x694+0+97/resize/1440x500!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Famazon-blogs-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F4f%2F1a%2F6e4699e84bacad8cebf3045d7fc3%2Fcareer-day-virtual.jpg 1x, 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She is wearing glasses and a headset." src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200912175912im_/https://d39w7f4ix9f5s9.cloudfront.net/dims4/default/f5e82a2/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x694+0+97/resize/1440x500!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Famazon-blogs-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F4f%2F1a%2F6e4699e84bacad8cebf3045d7fc3%2Fcareer-day-virtual.jpg"> </picture><div class="PromoHomepage-media-bg"></div> <h3 class="PromoHomepage-title"><a class="Link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200912175912/https://blog.aboutamazon.com/job-creation-and-investment/amazon-announces-career-day-2020" data-cms-ai="0">Amazon announces Career Day 2020 with 33,000 open roles to fill</a></h3> </div> <div class="PromoHomepage-info"> <div class="PromoHomepage-info-content mood-color"> <span class="PromoHomepage-description">Nationwide event on September 16 open to all job seekers—with team of 1,000 Amazon recruiters offering 20,000 free career coaching sessions in a single day.</span> <span class="PromoHomepage-button"><a class="Link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200912175912/https://blog.aboutamazon.com/job-creation-and-investment/amazon-announces-career-day-2020" data-cms-ai="0">Continue Reading </a></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ListHomepageCarousel-slides-slide"> <div class="PromoHomepage"> <div class="PromoHomepage-media"><picture> <source width="1440" height="500" media="(min-width: 768px)" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20200912175912im_/https://d39w7f4ix9f5s9.cloudfront.net/dims4/default/0cd3a52/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1507x523+0+248/resize/1440x500!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Famazon-blogs-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F13%2F01%2F6685fe074460a8cd56555b0df625%2Fcapture.JPG 1x, https://web.archive.org/web/20200912175912im_/https://d39w7f4ix9f5s9.cloudfront.net/dims4/default/f51f780/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1507x523+0+248/resize/2880x1000!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Famazon-blogs-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F13%2F01%2F6685fe074460a8cd56555b0df625%2Fcapture.JPG 2x"> <source width="720" height="400" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20200912175912im_/https://d39w7f4ix9f5s9.cloudfront.net/dims4/default/d999a47/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1507x837+0+56/resize/720x400!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Famazon-blogs-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F13%2F01%2F6685fe074460a8cd56555b0df625%2Fcapture.JPG 1x, https://web.archive.org/web/20200912175912im_/https://d39w7f4ix9f5s9.cloudfront.net/dims4/default/8b657e2/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1507x837+0+56/resize/1440x800!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Famazon-blogs-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F13%2F01%2F6685fe074460a8cd56555b0df625%2Fcapture.JPG 2x"> <img class="Image" alt="A woman wearing a mask and a safety vest stands in front of an Amazon fulfillment center" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200912175912im_/https://d39w7f4ix9f5s9.cloudfront.net/dims4/default/0cd3a52/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1507x523+0+248/resize/1440x500!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Famazon-blogs-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F13%2F01%2F6685fe074460a8cd56555b0df625%2Fcapture.JPG"> </picture><div class="PromoHomepage-media-bg"></div> <h3 class="PromoHomepage-title"><a class="Link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200912175912/https://blog.aboutamazon.com/operations/join-our-team-on-a-guided-video-tour-through-our-fulfillment-center" data-cms-ai="0">Join our team on a guided video-tour through a Fulfillment Center</a></h3> </div> <div class="PromoHomepage-info"> <div class="PromoHomepage-info-content mood-color"> <span class="PromoHomepage-description">The wellbeing of our employees and guests is of paramount importance to us. While in-person tours of our Fulfillment Centers are paused at the moment, our FC Tours team is bringing the tour to you! Let us show you what happens behind the scenes when you shop on Amazon. Start your video tour now.</span> <span class="PromoHomepage-button"><a class="Link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200912175912/https://blog.aboutamazon.com/operations/join-our-team-on-a-guided-video-tour-through-our-fulfillment-center" data-cms-ai="0">Continue Reading </a></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ContainerThreeColumn"> <div class="ContainerThreeColumn-content"> <div class="ContainerThreeColumn-title"> Who we are </div> <div class="ContainerThreeColumn-columns"> <div class="ColumnOne"> <span class="mood-color"> <div class="ContainerThreeColumn-description"> Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. </div> </span> <div class="ColumnOne-modules"> <div class="ListOrdered"> <div class="ListOrdered-content"> <span class="mood-color"><div class="ListOrdered-title">Sections</div></span> <ol class="ListOrdered-items"> 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data-cms-ai="0">Blind since birth, writing code at Amazon since 2013</a></h3> <div class="mood-color"> <div class="PromoImageOnTop-small-description">Michael Forzano said he has a good “mental map of the structure of the code,” which allows him to help colleagues and provide unique feedback to his team.</div> </div> <span class="mood-color"> <div class="PromoImageOnTop-small-button"> <a class="Link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200912175912/https://blog.aboutamazon.com/working-at-amazon/blind-since-birth-writing-code-at-amazon-since-2013" data-amzn-id="00000161-fca9-dee8-a16d-fde922420001" data-cms-ai="0">Continue Reading </a> </div> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="ContainerThreeColumn"> <div class="ContainerThreeColumn-content"> <div class="ContainerThreeColumn-title"> Building the future </div> <div class="ContainerThreeColumn-columns"> <div class="ColumnOne"> <span class="mood-color"> <div class="ContainerThreeColumn-description"> We strive to have a positive impact on customers, employees, small businesses, the economy, and communities. Amazonians are smart, passionate builders with different backgrounds and goals, who share a common desire to always be learning and inventing on behalf of our customers. </div> </span> <div class="ColumnOne-modules"> <div class="ListOrdered"> <div class="ListOrdered-content"> <span class="mood-color"><div class="ListOrdered-title">Sections</div></span> <ol class="ListOrdered-items"> <li class="ListOrdered-items-item"> <span class="number mood-color"></span> <a class="PromoTextItem" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200912175912/https://www.amazon.science/blog" target="_blank" data-amzn-id="00000170-1161-d54a-aff1-196fab600000" data-cms-ai="0"> <span class="PromoTextItem-title">Innovation</span> </a> </li> <li class="ListOrdered-items-item"> <span class="number mood-color"></span> <a class="PromoTextItem" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200912175912/https://www.aboutamazon.com/supporting-small-businesses" target="" data-amzn-id="00000162-2afc-d7b9-ab72-feffd3770000" data-cms-ai="0"> <span class="PromoTextItem-title">Small business</span> </a> </li> <li class="ListOrdered-items-item"> <span class="number mood-color"></span> <a class="PromoTextItem" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200912175912/https://www.aboutamazon.com/books-and-authors" target="" data-amzn-id="00000163-f538-d97b-a977-ff3dc3050000" data-cms-ai="0"> <span class="PromoTextItem-title">Authors</span> </a> </li> <li class="ListOrdered-items-item"> <span class="number mood-color"></span> <a class="PromoTextItem" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200912175912/https://www.aboutamazon.com/job-creation-and-investment" target="" data-amzn-id="00000162-2b55-d7b9-ab72-ff7fc3080000" data-cms-ai="0"> <span class="PromoTextItem-title">Job creation and investment</span> </a> </li> <li class="ListOrdered-items-item"> <span class="number mood-color"></span> <a class="PromoTextItem" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200912175912/https://www.aboutamazon.com/sustainability" target="" data-amzn-id="00000162-2a50-dfbd-af6f-2b523f0e0000" data-cms-ai="0"> <span class="PromoTextItem-title">Sustainability</span> </a> </li> <li class="ListOrdered-items-item"> <span class="number mood-color"></span> <a class="PromoTextItem" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200912175912/https://www.aboutamazon.com/our-communities" target="" data-amzn-id="00000162-2a9e-d7b9-ab72-febf715e0000" data-cms-ai="0"> <span class="PromoTextItem-title">Community</span> </a> </li> </ol> </div> </div> <div class="ContainerThreeColumn-giantNumber mood-color"> 02 </div> </div> </div> <div class="ColumnTwo"> <div class="PromoImageOnTop-small" data-content-type="article"> <div class="PromoImageOnTop-small-media"><a class="Link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200912175912/https://blog.aboutamazon.com/sustainability/what-is-shipment-zero" data-amzn-id="00000168-fe09-dc0d-a36b-fe5d790d0002" data-cms-ai="0"><picture> <source width="800" height="800" media="(min-width: 768px)" 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https://web.archive.org/web/20200912175912im_/https://d39w7f4ix9f5s9.cloudfront.net/dims4/default/22a88da/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4412x4412+1103+0/resize/1600x1600!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Famazon-blogs-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd0%2F0a%2Fb4eb536c429296e795c9e0541482%2F20171018texaswindfarm-js-14.jpg 2x"> <img class="Image" alt="" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=="> </picture></a></div> <hr class="mood-bgcolor"/> <div class="PromoImageOnTop-small-info"> <div class="PromoImageOnTop-small-category"> <a class="Link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200912175912/https://blog.aboutamazon.com/sustainability" data-amzn-id="0000015f-35f0-d5ad-ad7f-3dfdf0aa0000" data-cms-ai="0">Sustainability</a> </div> <h3><a class="Link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200912175912/https://blog.aboutamazon.com/sustainability/what-is-shipment-zero" data-amzn-id="00000168-fe09-dc0d-a36b-fe5d790d0002" data-cms-ai="0">Delivering Shipment Zero, a vision for net zero carbon shipments</a></h3> <div class="mood-color"> <div class="PromoImageOnTop-small-description">Learn more about Amazon’s vision to make 50% of all shipments net zero carbon by 2030.</div> </div> <span class="mood-color"> <div class="PromoImageOnTop-small-button"> <a class="Link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200912175912/https://blog.aboutamazon.com/sustainability/what-is-shipment-zero" data-amzn-id="00000168-fe09-dc0d-a36b-fe5d790d0002" data-cms-ai="0">Continue Reading </a> </div> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ColumnThree"> <div class="PromoImageOnTop-small" data-content-type="article"> <div class="PromoImageOnTop-small-media"><a class="Link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200912175912/https://blog.aboutamazon.com/community/amazon-contributes-1-million-to-a-new-seattle-foundation-fund-for-community-members-affected-by-covid-19" data-amzn-id="00000170-bd7f-de0c-a775-fdff81ee0002" data-cms-ai="0"><picture> <source width="800" height="800" 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href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200912175912/https://blog.aboutamazon.com/community" data-amzn-id="0000015f-35ee-dae2-a3ff-3fee009a0000" data-cms-ai="0">Community</a> </div> <h3><a class="Link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200912175912/https://blog.aboutamazon.com/community/amazon-contributes-1-million-to-a-new-seattle-foundation-fund-for-community-members-affected-by-covid-19" data-amzn-id="00000170-bd7f-de0c-a775-fdff81ee0002" data-cms-ai="0">Amazon contributes $1 million to a new Seattle Foundation fund for community members affected by COVID‑19</a></h3> <div class="mood-color"> <div class="PromoImageOnTop-small-description">Learn about the newly formed COVID-19 Response Fund made up of philanthropy, government, and business partners in the Puget Sound-area, and how you can contribute to help.</div> </div> <span class="mood-color"> <div class="PromoImageOnTop-small-button"> <a class="Link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200912175912/https://blog.aboutamazon.com/community/amazon-contributes-1-million-to-a-new-seattle-foundation-fund-for-community-members-affected-by-covid-19" data-amzn-id="00000170-bd7f-de0c-a775-fdff81ee0002" data-cms-ai="0">Continue Reading </a> </div> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="ContainerThreeColumn"> <div class="ContainerThreeColumn-content"> <div class="ContainerThreeColumn-title"> What we do </div> <div class="ContainerThreeColumn-columns"> <div class="ColumnOne"> <span class="mood-color"> <div class="ContainerThreeColumn-description"> Explore Amazon’s products and services. </div> </span> <div class="ColumnOne-modules"> <div class="ListOrdered"> <div class="ListOrdered-content"> <span class="mood-color"><div class="ListOrdered-title">Sections</div></span> <ol class="ListOrdered-items"> <li class="ListOrdered-items-item"> <span class="number mood-color"></span> <a class="PromoTextItem" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200912175912/https://www.amazon.com/" target="_blank" data-amzn-id="0000016c-b16a-df27-a17c-bdff68330000" data-cms-ai="0"> <span class="PromoTextItem-title">Amazon.com</span> </a> </li> <li class="ListOrdered-items-item"> <span class="number mood-color"></span> <a class="PromoTextItem" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200912175912/https://aws.amazon.com/" target="_blank" data-amzn-id="0000016c-b16b-d34c-ab7d-fdef30760000" data-cms-ai="0"> <span class="PromoTextItem-title">Amazon Web Services</span> </a> </li> <li class="ListOrdered-items-item"> <span class="number mood-color"></span> <a class="PromoTextItem" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200912175912/https://www.amazon.com/Prime-Video/b?ie=UTF8&node=2676882011&ref_=aa_us_navigation" target="_blank" data-amzn-id="0000016c-b16c-dc6b-a17f-b1ed1c210000" data-cms-ai="0"> <span class="PromoTextItem-title">Prime Video</span> </a> </li> <li class="ListOrdered-items-item"> <span class="number 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data-cms-ai="0"> <span class="PromoTextItem-title">Fire TV</span> </a> </li> <li class="ListOrdered-items-item"> <span class="number mood-color"></span> <a class="PromoTextItem" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200912175912/https://www.amazon.com/gp/browse.html?node=9818047011&ref_=aa_us_navigation" target="_blank" data-amzn-id="0000016c-b16e-d34c-ab7d-fdef8e580001" data-cms-ai="0"> <span class="PromoTextItem-title">Echo and Alexa</span> </a> </li> <li class="ListOrdered-items-item"> <span class="number mood-color"></span> <a class="PromoTextItem" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200912175912/https://www.amazon.com/gp/browse.html?node=6669702011&ref_=aa_us_navigation" target="_blank" data-amzn-id="0000016c-b16f-df27-a17c-bdff32690001" data-cms-ai="0"> <span class="PromoTextItem-title">Kindle E-readers and Books</span> </a> </li> </ol> </div> </div> <div class="ContainerThreeColumn-giantNumber mood-color"> 03 </div> </div> </div> <div class="ColumnTwo"> <div class="PromoImageOnTop-small" data-content-type="article"> <div class="PromoImageOnTop-small-media"><a class="Link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200912175912/https://blog.aboutamazon.com/innovation/waking-up-a-voice-tech-boom" data-amzn-id="00000164-9511-d966-a766-b79d00250003" data-cms-ai="0"><picture> <source width="800" height="800" media="(min-width: 768px)" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20200912175912im_/https://d39w7f4ix9f5s9.cloudfront.net/dims4/default/27ea16c/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1333x1333+0+0/resize/800x800!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Famazon-blogs-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F24%2F5c%2F0b9a4f044d3dbc297753300ea81e%2F20180607ringalexafund-blog-28.JPG 1x, 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