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Amazon set to expand drone delivery of lightweight packages to 500 US cities

First publishedAug 18, 23:31 UTC
Last updatedAug 19, 01:41 UTC · just now ago
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Amazon set to expand drone delivery of lightweight packages to 500 US cities
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Millions more people may be able to get smaller, lightweight Amazon packages delivered by drones by the end of the year under a plan the company announced Thursday to expand the airborne shipping to suburban areas in nearly 500 U.S.

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Millions more people may be able to get smaller, lightweight Amazon packages delivered by drones by the end of the year under a plan the company announced Thursday to expand the airborne shipping to suburban areas in nearly 500 U.S.
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1 outlet, average source rating 6.0/10.
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    Amazon set to expand drone delivery of lightweight packages to 500 US cities

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