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Report: Amazon made $1B with secret algorithm for spiking prices Internet-wide (arstechnica.com)

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Report: Amazon made $1B with secret algorithm for spiking prices Internet-wide::Report reveals details about Amazon's secret algorithm redacted in FTC complaint.

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[-] [email protected] 97 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Better give them a 10 million dollar fine to teach them a lesson!

[-] [email protected] 14 points 9 months ago

10 million dollars is to $1B as a paperclip is to my entire net worth (admittedly not much)

[-] [email protected] 13 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

So your net worth is 100 paperclips?

[-] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago

Not since I had to pay the fine

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