Packages are prepared to ship at MQY1 Amazon's warehouse during a tour of the facility following the Amazon "Delivering the Future" conference at Amazon's advanced fulfillment center in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, on October 9, 2024. Amazon is bolstering its e-commerce empire while continuing a march deeper into people's lives, from robots to healthcare and entertainment. Innovations unveiled this week by the Seattle-based tech titan included a delivery van computer system to shave time off deliveries by its speed-obsessed logistics network. (Photo by SETH HERALD / AFP) (Photo by SETH HERALD/AFP via Getty Images)