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,...

(Reuters) -Verizon Communications said Friday it is ending diversity, equity and inclusion programs after the Trump administration opened a probe and as the U.S. telecom carrier seeks approval to purchase Frontier Communications. Federal Communications Commission chair Brendan Carr in February criticized Verizon for its promotion ofDEI programs and said it could be a factor in the Frontier deal. Verizon said...

08:30 AM EDT, 05/16/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Cielo Waste Solutions ( CWSFF ) on Friday announced the anticipated settlement of a roughly $1.8 million debt amount through the issuance of its securities, subject to approval by TSX Venture Exchange. As previously announced on January 21, the company had entered into agreements with certain arm's length creditors to complete shares for...

08:30 AM EDT, 05/16/2025 (MT Newswires) -- NextNRG ( NXXT ) reported preliminary April revenue Friday of $5.8 million, up 154% from a year ago. The company also reported 1.8 million gallons delivered for the month, an increase of 207% year over year. April's figures were attributable to sustained volume increases and the recent expansion into Oklahoma, along with rising...