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Japan's antitrust watchdog said Monday that US search giant Google must fix its advertising search restrictions affecting Yahoo in Japan. The Japan Fair Trade Commission said in a statement that its recent study of Google's practices showed it was undermining fair competition in the advertising market. Google did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Yahoo has merged with Japanese social media platform Line, and Line Yahoo declined comment. The alleged questionable practices by Google began about a decade ago and continued for more than seven years, according to the commission. Google will be under review for the next three years, to ensure it carries out needed changes, the commission said. There is no immediate fine or other penalties for Google, which remains popular among Japanese. The commission's move follows another setback for Google in Japan. Last week, Japanese doctors filed a civil lawsuit against the company, demanding damages for what they claim are ground
Earlier this year, Artifact said that it would wind down operations of its app as "the market opportunity isn't big enough to warrant continued investment"
"I know we are insisting on default, but at the same time I think we should encourage them to have Yahoo as a choice in the pull-down or some other easy option," Pichai wrote
The cuts will impact nearly 50% of Yahoo's ad tech employees by the end of this year, including nearly 1,000 employees this week, the company said
Yahoo's new features for its Mail app include group by sender, receipts view, one-tap unsubscribe, and more. Here are the details
Yahoo's new features for its Mail app include group by sender, receipts view, one-tap unsubscribe, and more. Here are the details
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The company stopped providing content for users in mainland China as of November 1, according to a statement published on its website
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Book review of In The Plex: How Google Thinks, Works and Shapes Our Lives
As part of the deal, Verizon will receive $4.25 billion in cash, preferred interests of $750 million and the minority stake
The company is talking to Apollo Global Management Inc. about a deal
Facing a steady decline in usage over the last several years, Yahoo has made the decision to shut down Yahoo Groups from on December 15
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