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- Amazon.com, Inc. (Ticker: 0R1O.IL) operates as a leading multinational technology company focused on e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence services. The company offers a broad portfolio of products and services, including online retail marketplaces for consumer goods such as electronics, apparel, books, and groceries through platforms like Amazon.com and Amazon Fresh; Amazon Web Services (AWS), providing cloud infrastructure, storage, computing, machine learning, and database services; advertising solutions via sponsored products, display ads, and video advertising; Prime membership benefits encompassing fast shipping, video streaming through Prime Video, music streaming via Amazon Music, and reading access through Kindle Unlimited; digital content and devices including Kindle e-readers, Echo smart speakers, Fire TV streaming devices, and Ring home security products; and subscription services like Audible for audiobooks. Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, the company was founded in 1994 and conducts operations across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and other regions, serving individual consumers, businesses, developers, and enterprises. In recent developments within the last 1-2 years, Amazon has expanded AWS with new generative AI tools and sovereign cloud offerings, announced strategic partnerships such as with Anthropic for AI model development and with pharmaceutical firms for drone delivery pilots, completed acquisitions including One Medical for healthcare integration and iRobot (subsequently divested), launched initiatives like Amazon Haul for low-cost goods and Project Kuiper for satellite broadband, and reorganized segments to emphasize advertising growth and international expansion amid competitive pressures in cloud and retail markets.