Meta Platforms Inc. ( META ) held acquisition discussions with artificial intelligence video startup Runway before completing its $14.3 billion investment in Scale AI. What Happened: The talks between Meta and Runway, known for AI video-generation tools, did not advance significantly and ultimately dissolved, CNBC reported, citing sources. The approach represents part of CEO Mark Zuckerberg‘s aggressive push to strengthen...

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) -Uber Technologies on Tuesday is beginning autonomous ride-hailing in Atlanta with Alphabet unit Waymo after offering the service in Austin, Texas, since March. The companies, which first announced the plan for the Atlanta service in September 2024, will offer Waymo autonomous vehicles on the Uber app for travel across 65 square miles (168 square km) of Atlanta. The race...

June 24 (Reuters) - Uber Technologies ( UBER ) on Tuesday is beginning autonomous ride-hailing in Atlanta with Alphabet unit Waymo after offering the service in Austin, Texas, since March. The companies, which first announced the plan for the Atlanta service in September 2024, will offer Waymo autonomous vehicles on the Uber app for travel across 65 square miles (168...