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pymnts.com > google > 2026 > judge-orders-google-to-face-consumer-antitrust-lawsuit-over-search

Judge Orders Google to Face Consumer Antitrust Lawsuit Over Search

Judge Orders Google to Face Consumer Antitrust Lawsuit Over Search30+ min ago   (352+ words) A federal judge in California has allowed a consumer antitrust lawsuit against Google to move forward, keeping legal pressure on the default-search payments that steer traffic and advertising dollars across the digital economy. U.S. District Judge Rita F. Lin declined to dismiss…...

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pymnts.com > google > 2026 > google-expands-personal-intelligence-feature-to-ai-mode-in-search

Google Links Personal Intelligence Feature to AI Mode in Search

Google Links Personal Intelligence Feature to AI Mode in Search2+ hour, 20+ min ago   (139+ words) A week after adding a new'Personal Intelligence'feature to its artificial intelligence (AI) assistant Gemini, Google'has expanded the feature to AI Mode in Google Search. "With Google Search, you should be able to ask any question and find precisely what you…...

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pymnts.com > news > social-commerce > 2026 > meta-owned-threads-overtakes-x-in-daily-mobile-usage

Meta-Owned Threads Overtakes X in Daily Mobile Usage

Meta-Owned Threads Overtakes X in Daily Mobile Usage4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (455+ words) Meta-owned social media platform Threads is reportedly surpassing X in terms of mobile usage. Threads now has more daily usage on mobile devices than Elon Musk's X, TechCrunch reported Sunday (Jan. 18), citing data from Similarweb." Meta introduced Threads, a text-based…...

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pymnts.com > amazon > 2026 > aws-launches-independent-european-cloud-to-meet-sovereignty-requirements

AWS Launches Independent European Cloud to Meet Sovereignty Requirements

AWS Launches Independent European Cloud to Meet Sovereignty Requirements1+ week, 4+ hour ago   (376+ words) AWS has launched the AWS European Sovereign Cloud, an independent cloud located in the European Union and designed to help customers meet the EU's sovereignty requirements. The cloud is physically and logically separate from other AWS regions, and it features…...

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pymnts.com > news > artificial-intelligence > 2026 > ai-driven-commerce-is-replacing-old-habits-not-building-new-ones

AI-Driven Commerce Is Replacing Old Habits Instead of Building New Ones

AI-Driven Commerce Is Replacing Old Habits Instead of Building New Ones1+ week, 18+ hour ago   (636+ words) For most of the internet era, consumer search behavior followed a familiar routine. A question arose, a browser opened, a search box blinked, and a constellation of links competed for attention. Apps, marketplaces and comparison sites each had their place…...

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pymnts.com > cpi-posts > google-asks-judge-to-reject-media-company-claims-over-ai-search-overviews

Google Asks Judge to Reject Media Company Claims Over AI Search Overviews

Google Asks Judge to Reject Media Company Claims Over AI Search Overviews1+ week, 1+ day ago   (450+ words) Google has asked a federal judge to throw out a lawsuit brought by Penske Media Corp, the publisher of Rolling Stone, Billboard and Variety, arguing that the case has no legal basis,according to Reuters. Penske also argues that in…...

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pymnts.com > whats-trending > 2026 > smart-agents-replace-super-apps-2

Smart Agents Replace Super Apps

2+ week, 18+ hour ago   (1228+ words) Smart Agents are not the next evolution of Super Apps. They reverse the logic that made Super Apps powerful in the first place. Smart Agents are emerging as AI-native, goal-driven interfaces that act on behalf of consumers across many merchants…...

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pymnts.com > google > 2025 > google-to-allow-users-to-change-gmail-address-without-losing-data

Google to Allow Users to Change Gmail Address Without Losing Data

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (351+ words) Google is reportedly rolling out a change that will allow users to change their Gmail email address without losing their existing data and services. The change appears only in the Hindi version of a Google support page, suggesting that it…...

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pymnts.com > news > artificial-intelligence > 2025 > openai-launches-chatgpt-app-store

OpenAI Launches ChatGPT App Store

OpenAI Launches ChatGPT App Store1+ mon, 4+ day ago   (386+ words) OpenAI opened its ChatGPT App Directory on Wednesday (Dec. 17), which is a marketplace of third-party applications that run directly within the ChatGPT interface. The move allows developers to submit apps for review and publication, and users to discover and use…...

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pymnts.com > news > delivery > 2025 > usps-to-allow-all-shippers-to-bid-on-last-mile-delivery-service

USPS to Allow All Shippers to Bid on Last-Mile Delivery Service

USPS to Allow All Shippers to Bid on Last-Mile Delivery Service1+ mon, 5+ day ago   (435+ words) The'United States Postal Service'(USPS) plans to make its last-mile delivery service available to shippers of all sizes. After offering a limited number of'very large'customers delivery'service'direct from its 18,000 delivery destination units (DDUs) for years, USPS will soon begin accepting bids…...