Nike this week is rolling out five editions of Kobe Bryant sneakers, but few fans have been able to get them at retail price. Instead, they've been scooped up by resellers who use bots to acquire the shoes and then charge consumers hundreds of dollars extra.
Axios Re:Cap digs into the multi-billion dollar sneaker resale market with "For The Win's" Mike Sykes, who argues that Bryant's legacy is being tarnished.
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New coronavirus cases continued their sharp decline over the past week — progress that could help the U.S. find its way out of the pandemic faster and more safely, if it keeps up.
The big picture: Getting the virus' spread under control is the key to saving lives and reopening schools and businesses. And the tools to achieve that — masks, social distancing and vaccines — are also the most effective weapons against the more contagious variants that could threaten the U.S.' progress.
The Justice Department filed a 63-page antitrust lawsuit against Google related to the tech giant's search and advertising business. This comes just weeks after the House subcommittee on antitrust issued its own scathing report on Google and other Big Tech companies, arguing they've become digital monopolies.
Axios Re:Cap talks with Rep. David Cicilline (D-R.I.), chair of the subcommittee on antitrust, about Google, the DOJ's lawsuit and Congress' next move.
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