PayPal says it has developed a way to turn online ads into merchant storefronts. “Storefront Ads” uses PayPal’s transaction graph and payment rails to turn “recommended products into ‘buy now’ opportunities within the ad unit itself,” the company said in its announcement Monday (July 16)....
A federal judge has ruled that Google holds an illegal monopoly on online advertising technology. As The New York Times reported Thursday (April 17), Judge Leonie Brinkema found Google had violated the law to establish its dominance in the online advertising system. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and...
A federal judge’s landmark ruling Thursday (April 17) found Google guilty of illegally monopolizing the online advertising technology market, marking a pivotal moment in the ongoing battle between regulators and Big Tech. The decision comes after more than two years of legal wrangling, with the...
A month after losing a landmark antitrust case, Google will reportedly face another antitrust trial that targets its digital advertising business. In a trial set to begin Monday (Sept. 9) in Alexandria, Virginia, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and a coalition of states allege that...
September 03, 2025
Google dodged a pair of antitrust bullets on either side of the Atlantic this week but could still come under increased competitive fire, analysts said. The penalty imposed on the company by U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta, one year after finding that Google operates an illegal monopoly in online advertising, was far more modest than […]
August 01, 2024
While Wall Street didn’t like what it saw or heard from Amazon’s Q2 earnings, from a consumer spending standpoint there was a lot to like. For now. Across all operating...
May 15, 2024
Google unveiled a range of artificial intelligence (AI) advancements at its annual developer conference Tuesday (May 14), including more sophisticated analysis powered by Gemini, smarter assistants like Astra, and an...
September 19, 2019
The complexity of online and mobile advertising — and the vast sums of money involved — make those areas extremely attractive for criminals. In a new PYMNTS interview, Yinglian Xie,...
June 16, 2025
PayPal says it has developed a way to turn online ads into merchant storefronts. “Storefront Ads” uses PayPal’s transaction graph and payment rails to turn “recommended products into ‘buy now’ opportunities within the ad unit itself,” the company said in its announcement Monday (July 16). “Merchants of all sizes are faced with fewer and fewer […]
April 17, 2025
A federal judge has ruled that Google holds an illegal monopoly on online advertising technology. As The New York Times reported Thursday (April 17), Judge Leonie Brinkema found Google had violated the law to...
September 04, 2024
A month after losing a landmark antitrust case, Google will reportedly face another antitrust trial that targets its digital advertising business. In a trial set to begin Monday (Sept. 9)...
June 07, 2024
Google parent Alphabet’s trial on antitrust charges around its advertising technology will be decided by a judge rather than a jury. Judge Leonie Brinkema ruled Friday (June 7) after Alphabet...