The Secret Algorithm Amazon Used to Raise Prices | WSJ Tech News Briefing

Amazon used a secret algorithm code-named “Project Nessie” to test how much it could raise prices and get competitors to follow. The plan is outlined in redacted portions of the government’s monopoly case against the e-commerce giant.
WSJ reporter Dana Mattioli joins Zoe Thomas to explain how it worked.
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