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Amazon, Google, and crypto are on trial

Amazon, Google, and crypto are on trial

FromThe Vergecast


Amazon, Google, and crypto are on trial

FromThe Vergecast

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Length:
70 minutes
Released:
Oct 4, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Today on the flagship podcast of The Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890: 
01:43 - The Verge’s David Pierce chats with policy editor Adi Robertson and reporter Makena Kelly about US v. Google, and what we’ve learned so far. They also talk about the FTC’s lawsuit against Amazon, which could be the next big tech trial. 

US v. Google antitrust trial: updates 

Amazon reportedly used a secret algorithm to jack up prices

Satya Nadella tells a court that Bing is worse than Google — and Apple could fix it

Why the US is suing Amazon


28:46 - Later, senior correspondent Liz Lopatto joins the show to preview the trial of Sam Bankman-Fried, the former CEO of FTX.
FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried is on trial for fraud and conspiracy

52:36 - Keep listening for this week’s Vergecast hotline question with Alex Cranz.
Email us at vergecast@theverge.com or call us at 866-VERGE11, we love hearing from you.
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Released:
Oct 4, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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Hello! This is The Vergecast, the flagship podcast of The Verge... and your life. Every Friday, Nilay Patel and Dieter Bohn make sense of the week's tech news with help from our wide-ranging staff. And on Tuesdays, Nilay hosts in-depth, one-on-one interviews with major technology leaders. Join us every week for a fun, deeply nerdy, often off-the-rails conversation about what's happening now (and next) in technology and gadgets.