The European Commission is facing fresh calls to make good on its 2017 antitrust decision against Google Shopping by banning Google from displaying its own shopping comparison ads units in search results — boxes which Google populates with revenue-generating ads — as they argue the self-preferencing units constitute an ongoing competition abuse by the adtech giant. The 2017 Commission decision found Google abused its dominance by systematically giving prominent placement to its own… Source link
Read More »Google Cloud will shutter its IoT Core service next year – TechCrunch
Google Cloud announced this week that it’s shutting down its IoT Core service, giving customers a year to move to a partner to manage their IoT devices. The announcement appeared at the top of the IoT Core web page this week with little fanfare. The company also sent an email to customers announcing the change. It believes that having partners manage the process for customers is a better way to go. “Since launching IoT Core, it has become clear that our… Source link
Read More »JPMorgan to shutter Chase Pay at the end of March
JPMorgan (JPM) will be shuttering its Chase Pay method of payment for apps and websites on March 31, according to a note on the bank’s website. According to Chase’s complete list of retailers accepting the payment method, only customers of Shell, Starbucks, and Walmart will be affected. “As technology has evolved, so has our strategy for integration at the merchant point of sale. We are incorporating the most popular features directly into the Chase mobile app and chase.com, including… Source link
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