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,...

12:43 PM EDT, 05/28/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Microsoft ( MSFT )-backed (MSFT) OpenAI's restructuring plans offer potential for the sale of shares to the public, Reuters reported Wednesday, citing OpenAI Chief Financial Officer Sarah Friar. OpenAI's restructuring gets us to an IPO-able event, if and when we want to, the executive said Wednesday at the Dublin Tech Summit, according to...

12:42 PM EDT, 05/28/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Instacart (CART) said Wednesday that it named Chris Rogers as the company's next chief executive, succeeding Fidji Simo, who is leaving to take a role at Microsoft ( MSFT )-backed (MSFT) OpenAI later this year. Rogers, who currently serves the online grocery delivery company's chief business officer, will transition to the CEO role,...

MILAN, May 28 (Reuters) - Italian luxury sneaker maker Golden Goose still sees a market listing as an excellent opportunity but rules out an initial public offering this year and is leaving the door open to M&A options, its CEO told Reuters on Wednesday. An IPO remains a very good opportunity, Chief Executive Officer Silvio Campara told Reuters in a...