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Amazon Pares Back Free Shipping Perk on Prime

The e-commerce giant is ending a program that let Prime members share free shipping with a family member who lives somewhere else. Here’s what to know.

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Amazon is ending its Prime Invitee program, which allowed Prime Members to share their free, fast shipping perk with someone outside their household.

Google Must Share Search Data With Rivals, Judge Rules in Antitrust Case

Judge Amit P. Mehta said the company must hand over some of its search data to rivals, but did not force other big changes the U.S. wanted.

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Besides requiring Google to share search results, a federal judge put restrictions on payments that the company uses to ensure its search engine gets prime placement on smartphones in web browsers.
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