Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a subsidiary of Amazon.com that offers cloud-based services. It is the world’s leading provider of cloud infrastructure services, offering a wide range of services including compute, storage, databases, analytics, machine learning, artificial intelligence, Internet of Things (IoT) and more.

AWS was founded in 2006 and has expanded significantly since then. It currently has regions in North America, South America, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia and Australia and offers more than 200 fully managed services.

Some of the most well-known services from AWS are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3), Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS), Amazon Lambda, and Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC). AWS is used by companies of all sizes, from startups to Fortune 500 companies.

AWS offers many benefits including scalability, flexibility, reliability, security, and cost savings. Customers can quickly and easily add or remove resources as needed and only pay for what they actually use.

Amazon Prime is a subscription service from Amazon that offers a variety of benefits to its customers. The subscription costs an annual or monthly fee and offers fast and free shipping on millions of items on Amazon, as well as access to a wide range of digital content.

Amazon Prime benefits include:

• Free Premium Shipping: Prime members can receive many items for free and within 1-2 business days.
• Access to Amazon Prime Video: An online video streaming platform offering a wide range of TV series, movies and original content.
• Access to Amazon Music: A music streaming service that offers a wide range of songs and playlists.
• Unlimited Photo Storage: Prime members can securely store their photos and videos on the Amazon Cloud.
• Access to Amazon Prime Reading: A selection of free e-books, magazines and comics for Prime members to download and read.
• Early Access to Lightning Deals: Prime members can access certain Lightning Deals 30 minutes before non-members.

Amazon Prime is available in many countries and used by millions of people around the world. It’s an easy way to take advantage of many of Amazon’s benefits and save time and money.

Whole Foods Market is an American supermarket chain specializing in the sale of organic and natural foods and other products. The chain was founded in Austin, Texas in 1980 and today has more than 500 stores in North America, Great Britain and other countries.

Known for its commitment to high quality, ethically sourced food, Whole Foods Market offers a variety of products that are organically grown, non-GMO, and made with no artificial additives. The chain also has strict animal welfare and sustainability standards when sourcing products.

Zappos is an American online footwear and apparel retailer based in Las Vegas, Nevada. The company was founded by Nick Swinmurn in 1999 and has grown into one of the largest online shoe retailers in the world.

Zappos offers a wide selection of footwear, apparel, accessories and homeware and is known for its top-notch customer service. The company has a strong focus on customer retention and offers free returns and great customer service.

Zappos also has a unique corporate culture centered on contentment, freedom and innovation. The company offers a variety of benefits to its employees, including unlimited paid time off and a personal and professional development budget.

In 2009, Zappos was acquired by Amazon for around $1.2 billion, but retains its own brand and management. Zappos remains a major online retailer of footwear and apparel and has established itself as a pioneer in customer service and company culture.

Amazon’s acquisition of Twitch in 2014 was valued at around $970 million. This was one of the largest acquisitions in Amazon’s history and demonstrated Twitch’s potential as a platform for live streaming of video games and other content. Since the acquisition, Twitch has continued to grow under Amazon’s leadership, becoming one of the most important live streaming platforms on the web.

Twitch allows users to stream live or recorded broadcasts of their video games and other content. The platform has an active community of users and viewers who can interact with each other and comment in real time. Viewers can also subscribe to channels and send donations to their favorite streamers.

Twitch is also a major venue for eSports events and competitions. The platform provides a way for players and teams to showcase themselves and attract fans. There are also numerous specialized channels that focus on specific games or themes.

Audible was founded in 1995 by Donald Katz, a journalist and author who had the idea that audio books had great potential to help people read books. Katz founded the company in New Jersey and began producing and selling audio books on cassettes and CDs.

Audible recognized the potential of the Internet as a distribution channel for audio books early on and began offering its audio books online for download. The company went public in 2000 and has grown over the following years through an aggressive marketing campaign and strategic partnerships with other companies such as Apple and Amazon.

Amazon’s acquisition of Audible in 2008 was $300 million. The acquisition brought audiobooks to Amazon’s digital content offering and leveraged Audible’s experience and expertise in audio production and audiobook distribution. The acquisition also strengthened Audible’s position as a leading provider of digital audiobooks and helped the company increase its reach and revenue.

The Ring brand was founded in 2013 by Jamie Siminoff, a California entrepreneur and inventor. Siminoff had previously founded and sold a number of successful companies, including a wireless audio systems company.

Ring was born out of Siminoff’s own experience of missing the courier who had left his delivery at the door. He realized that there was no easy way to see who was at the door when he wasn’t home. As a solution, he invented a doorbell system with a camera and an app that allows users to monitor and talk to their door from anywhere.

Ring’s original product was the “Doorbot,” a wireless doorbell system that featured a camera and microphone. In 2014, the company was renamed “Ring” and expanded its range to include other security products such as video doorbells, security cameras and alarm systems.

Amazon’s acquisition of Ring in 2018 was around $1 billion. The acquisition was one of the largest in Amazon’s history and shows Ring’s potential as a provider of smart home security products. The acquisition allowed Amazon to expand its range of smart home devices and offer its customers a broader range of home security products. Ring will remain an independent brand within the Amazon group and has continued to gain in importance since the takeover.

IMDb (Internet Movie Database) was founded in Great Britain in 1990 by Col Needham. It was originally intended as a database of movies and TV shows that Needham and his friends collected as movie and TV fans. They built a database of information on actors, directors, producers, film critics and other people involved in the film and television industry.

IMDb started out as a collection of text files that Needham posted to an Arpanet mailing list called “rec.arts.movies“. The database quickly became popular and the need for an online platform led to the creation of the IMDb website in 1993. The website grew rapidly and soon featured a comprehensive database of information on thousands of films, television shows and people in the film industry.

PillPack is an American e-commerce company specializing in the delivery of prescription drugs. It was founded in 2013 by TJ Parker and Elliot Cohen and is headquartered in Manchester, New Hampshire.

PillPack uses a technology platform to simplify and automate the ordering and delivery process of medication. Customers can order their medications through PillPack’s website or mobile app, and then receive their medication in personalized packaging tailored to the time of ingestion and dosage. Each pack contains all the necessary information about the medicines it contains and how to take them.

Amazon’s acquisition of PillPack in 2018 hasn’t been officially announced, but it’s reported to have been around $753 million. The acquisition was an important step for Amazon to enter the prescription drug market and the healthcare sector in general. The PillPack acquisition has enabled Amazon to expand its healthcare footprint and create a more efficient way to order and ship prescription drugs. Since the acquisition, PillPack has operated as an independent brand within the Amazon group and has expanded its range to also offer over-the-counter medicines and health products.