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,...

Lucid Group Inc. ( LCID ) shares traded slightly higher in the premarket session on Tuesday. The company etched its name on Tuesday’s record books by setting a new GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title for the longest distance ever traveled by an electric vehicle on a single charge. The milestone was achieved over the weekend when the Lucid Air Grand Touring...

10:11 AM EDT, 07/08/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Ford Motor ( F ) said its planned electric vehicle battery plant in Marshall, Michigan, is expected to meet the requirements for a US federal production tax credit, Reuters reported Tuesday, citing the automaker. The $3 billion facility, first announced in early 2023, is scheduled to start making battery cells in 2026 using...

10:19 AM EDT, 07/08/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Quanterix ( QTRX ) said Tuesday it has completed its acquisition of Akoya Biosciences ( AKYA ) . The deal includes about 7.8 million Quanterix ( QTRX ) shares and $20 million in cash paid to Akoya shareholders and equity holders, the company said. CEO Masoud Toloue and CFO Vandana Sriram will continue...