The National Retail Federation on Thursday urged the Federal Trade Commission to move cautiously in establishing regulations for mobile payments and said any rules that are adopted should parallel those for the underlying form of payment and not be specific to the technology.
Walmart announced that Google's VP local and maps Marissa Mayer will be up for election to the board at the company's annual shareholders' meeting on June 1. If elected, Mayer would become the 16th member of the board.
Top officials at Google knew about ads for online black-market pharmacies displayed on the Internet search giant's website, according to published reports.
Google has settled with the federal government for $500 million over allegations that it displayed advertisements for black-market pharmacies, according to published reports.