Amazon, Google, and crypto are on trial

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.

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