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,...

09:19 AM EDT, 06/16/2025 (MT Newswires) -- WeRide ( WRD ) said Monday it signed a memorandum of understanding with Uber Technologies ( UBER ) and Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority to roll out pilot phases of autonomous vehicles later in 2025 through the Uber ( UBER ) application in Dubai. Financial terms were not disclosed. In the first phase,...

09:20 AM EDT, 06/16/2025 (MT Newswires) -- TotalEnergies (TTE) said Monday that it has acquired a 25% working interest in a portfolio of US offshore exploration leases from Chevron ( CVX ) . The 40 outer continental shelf federal leases include 13 blocks in the Walker Ridge area, nine blocks in the Mississippi Canyon area and 18 blocks in the...

MILAN (Reuters) -Mediobanca's decision to delay the shareholder vote on its bid for Banca Generali prevented a likely defeat from shareholders who oppose the deal and have beefed up their holdings in recent weeks, four sources close to the matter said. On Sunday, Mediobanca said it would delay until September 25 the vote that had been scheduled for Monday. The...