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,...

05:44 PM EDT, 05/19/2025 (MT Newswires) -- The US Justice Department, including its criminal division, is investigating the circumstances surrounding the recent cyber attack on Coinbase Global ( COIN ) , in which hackers claimed they obtained certain information about certain Coinbase customer accounts, Bloomberg reported Monday, citing a source close to the matter. The cryptocurrency exchange disclosed in a...

DETROIT (Reuters) -General Motors ( GM ) late last week informed employees and dealers for its China export business it would stop shipping vehicles to China from the United States, the company said.  The move comes as the United States and China continue discussions on tariffs and other trade issues. GM imported vehicles to China from the United States through...

05:42 PM EDT, 05/19/2025 (MT Newswires) -- (Update with company response in the fourth paragraph.) Lyft ( LYFT ) is reviving shared rides at US airports amid rising travel-related costs, Bloomberg reported Monday, citing a company spokesperson. Lyft ( LYFT ) is piloting pooled rides at airports in Austin, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, New Orleans, and San...