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,...

12:21 PM EDT, 06/20/2025 (MT Newswires) -- A handful of tech giants have signed deals with nuclear energy companies in recent months to meet outsized electricity demand amid the artificial intelligence boom, but they have been opting for one of two distinct paths: new and innovative versus old and reliable. Microsoft ( MSFT ) kicked off the dealmaking rush in...

12:24 PM EDT, 06/20/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Reddit ( RDDT ) is considering implementing World ID, a system that verifies users on its platform are real individuals while still providing anonymity, Semafor reported Thursday, citing two people familiar with the matter. World ID, a product developed by Tools for Humanity, verifies identities using the iris-scanning Orb biometric device, according to...

By Mrinalika Roy (Reuters) -The U.S. AgTech sector is navigating a challenging investment climate. Yet, amid the funding downturn, some companies are carving out growth opportunities, particularly in the dairy and solar sectors. Macroeconomic headwinds, weak commodity prices and a sluggish agricultural cycle have weighed on funding and valuations in the agricultural technology sector that encompasses precision farming, biotech and...