It’s hard to think back to Amazon’s origin story, a website launched in the summer of 1995 that only sold books. Now that bookseller has 200 million Prime members globally buying not just books but food, clothing, appliances and most anything else that can fit in a warehouse. The company rakes in $50 billion a year from Amazon Web Services (AWS), quietly storing data, including medical records. Its 2021 first-quarter earnings were $8.1 billion. And if Amazon’s latest venture works, companies will soon be contracting with the retailer for telehealth and primary care services as well. From books to in-home checkup: Why?
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