Today in Data: What 5G and Metaverse Mean to Retail, Top Retailers Embrace Partnerships, Amazon Emphasizes Automated Delivery

Today in Data, Amazon emphasizes cost control in its fourth-quarter earnings report, and all the other latest news from Amazon and Walmart.

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$12B: Electric vehicle maker Rivian’s most recent quarterly earnings

100,00: Number of electric delivery vehicles Amazon has ordered from Rivian

$14.3B: Amazon’s net income for fiscal 2021 Q4

$1.3B: Amount Amazon invested in Rivian

50+: Number of Quest Diagnostics test types to be sold at Walmart