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Japan's watchdog orders Google to fix ad search limits affecting Yahoo

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

Yahoo acquires Instagram co-founders' AI-powered news platform Artifact

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"

Google's Pichai decried bad 'optics' of search engine deal with Apple

"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

Yahoo to lay off more than 20% of staff to restructure its ad tech division

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 Mail app for iOS, Android smartphones gets new features: Details here

Yahoo's new features for its Mail app include group by sender, receipts view, one-tap unsubscribe, and more. Here are the details

Yahoo Mail app for iOS, Android smartphones gets new features: Details here

Yahoo's new features for its Mail app include group by sender, receipts view, one-tap unsubscribe, and more. Here are the details

Work from anywhere and commute by plane, Yahoo tells Japan employees

The program takes effect April 1 and allows employees to commute by plane, which wasn't previously an option, the company said in a statement Wednesday.

Yahoo leaves China for good, cites 'challenging' environment

The company stopped providing content for users in mainland China as of November 1, according to a statement published on its website

Yahoo pulls out of China amid increasingly 'challenging' environment

Yahoo is the second large US technology firm in recent weeks to reduce its operations in China

Latest FDI rules force Yahoo to shut down news websites in India

Yahoo has shut down its news websites in India due the new foreign direct investment (FDI) rules that limit foreign ownership of media companies that operate and publish digital content in India

Google beyond the Plex

Book review of In The Plex: How Google Thinks, Works and Shapes Our Lives

Verizon selling Yahoo, AOL unit to Apollo in $5-billion deal

As part of the deal, Verizon will receive $4.25 billion in cash, preferred interests of $750 million and the minority stake

Verizon Communications is weighing a sale of Yahoo!, AOL unit

The company is talking to Apollo Global Management Inc. about a deal

Yahoo Groups to shut down from December 15

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

An invaluable contribution towards education by two American-Indians

An initiative to fund the education of bright Indian youngsters undertaken by two Indian-Americans has now acquired a momentum of its own

Dangal biggest blockbuster of decade, Bajrangi Bhaijaan second: Yahoo India

Other films in the list of top 10 blockbusters of the decade include "Sultan", "Tiger Zinda Hai", "Dhoom 3", "Sanju", "War", "Chennai Express" and "Dabangg"

SC judges behind Ayodhya case 'Personality of the Year': Yahoo India

Yahoo India's annual list reflects the year's top trends, happenings and events based on users' daily search patterns and an editorial selection of what they read, recommended and shared most on Yahoo

SoftBank's Yahoo Japan confirms merger talks with messaging app Line

A deal would bring together the operators of two of Japan's biggest QR code payment apps as the country belatedly shifts to cashless payments

Yahoo to pay $50 mn in damages as settlement over 2013 data breach

Yahoo suffered global reputational damage when a security breach in 2013 affected at least 3 bn accounts and another breach, a year later, affected 500 mn accounts

Yahoo Messenger shuts down: The story of first real global messaging app

With the inception of app-based instant-messaging platforms such as WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger, the once popular Yahoo! Messenger lost its charm