This page is hosted by the verge themselves so has absolutely nothing to do with Google trying to control the web. It also does not load slower.
Also, my understanding is that all amp pages have to load the required js from an amp project cdn, which is ultimately a google cdn.
And yes, it most definitely does load slower for me - I have nothing but a blank white page for several seconds.
This is quite obviously an error state, likely caused by an extension of yours. Have you tried using Amp in a fresh install of a different browser? Using different network settings?
It seems very likely that you are the reason amp doesn't work for you.
And this is coming from an amp hater.