Breakin’ Up is Hard to Do: Big Tech, Trump’s UK Visit, and T-Swift

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🗓️ 3 June 2019

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Two major government agencies reportedly have their eyes on Google and Amazon. Because they’ve got antitrust issues. We’ll explain why. Meanwhile, President Trump and the First Lady are across the pond visiting the Royals and UK politicians - but British politics are in a bit of a shambles at the moment. We’ll tell you what you should know. Also on today’s episode: Taylor Swift’s petition for equality, and a (possible) “Jeopardy” spoiler alert. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's Monday, June 3rd.
0:03.2	Welcome to Schim this.
0:04.7	We're breaking down the most complex stories of the day and giving you the context on
0:08.4	why they matter.
0:10.2	Today, we're diving into why Google and Amazon may have to face the music when it comes
0:14.4	to how they deal with competition.
0:16.7	We'll connect the dots on the big antitrust debate and why there's no clear winner.
0:20.8	Then, President Trump had tea time with the royals today.
0:23.7	We'll give you the latest on the special relationship.
0:27.0	And finally, we'll take potential spoilers for a thousand.
0:30.6	We're here to make your Monday smarter.
0:33.0	Let's skim this.
0:39.0	Today's episode is brought to you by Delta.
0:41.6	Delta connects people in 300 cities around the world.
0:44.6	We connect the dots on what's happening in the world.
0:47.2	Let's get into it.
0:51.0	The most complicated story today is about big tech.
0:54.2	And how it looks like the government is about to investigate Google and Amazon.
0:59.4	Over the weekend, there were a bunch of reports that two major US government agencies, the
1:03.8	Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission, are divvying up oversight of Google and Amazon.
1:10.0	Just so you know, GV, formerly Google Ventures is a minority investor in the skim.
1:15.1	This isn't just about the DOJ and FTC splitting up their to-do lists.
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