Amazon used a secret algorithm that essentially helped the company raise prices on other online sites and "destroyed" some internal communications as the Federal Trade Commission was investigating the ...

Amazon has reportedly been adjusting its own recommendation algorithms to prioritize products that earn it the most profit. The company denies making changes, but multiple employees say otherwise.

The FTC’s lawsuit against Amazon alleging anti-competitive practices is largely full of things we already knew in a general sense: price hikes, pressure to use Amazon fulfillment and so on. But then ...

New details have emerged about Amazon.com Inc.’s “Project Nessie” algorithm, which is a major focus of a lawsuit the Federal Trade Commission recently brought against the company. The Wall Street ...

While Google asks “What results most accurately answer the searcher’s query?” Amazon asks “What product is the searcher most likely to buy?” Remembering this will help search professionals optimize ...

Last week, the Federal Trade Commission sued Amazon, alleging that the online retailer was illegally maintaining a monopoly. Much of the FTC’s complaint against Amazon was redacted, but The Wall ...

Amazon used a secret algorithm to essentially help raise prices on other online sites and also “destroyed” internal communications as the Federal Trade Commission undertook an antitrust investigation ...