SYDNEY, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Google agreed on Monday to pay a A$55 million ($35.8 million) fine in Australia after the consumer watchdog found it had hurt competition by paying the country's two largest telcos to pre-install its search application on Android phones, excluding rival search engines. The fine extends a bumpy period for the Alphabet-owned internet giant in Australia,...

08:18 AM EDT, 07/23/2025 (MT Newswires) -- First Atlantic Nickel ( FANCF ) on Wednesday released its initial phase 2 drill plan map detailing the locations of the first five holes at the RPM Zone within its 100%-owned Atlantic Nickel Project in central Newfoundland. The recently completed phase 1 drilling program defined a near-surface mineralized zone measuring approximately 400m by...

08:19 AM EDT, 07/23/2025 (MT Newswires) -- IonQ ( IONQ ) said Wednesday it has signed a strategic collaboration with Australian quantum research and development firm Emergence Quantum. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The partnership aims to advance ion trap technology through the co-development of next-generation electronics and materials. Under the terms of the agreement, the companies...

08:19 AM EDT, 07/23/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Tesla (TSLA) CEO Elon Musk may not be finished with his foray into politics, Bloomberg reported Wednesday, citing tender offer documents from SpaceX and sources familiar with the content. Musk previously served as a senior adviser in the Trump administration in connection with the Department of Government Efficiency and may in the future...