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 Amazon reportedly used a secret algorithm to jack up prices

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  Amazon deployed a secret algorithm to gauge how high it could raise prices before its competitors stopped increasing their prices as well, according to a new report from The Wall Street Journal Tuesday.
The existence of the algorithm, codenamed Project... #press

https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/3/23901840/amazon-project-nessie-algorithm-antitrust-ftc-complaint?utm_source=press.coop