WASHINGTON, July 16 (Reuters) - The Federal Communications Commission said on Wednesday it plans to adopt rules to bar companies from connecting undersea submarine communication cables to the United States that include Chinese technology or equipment. We have seen submarine cable infrastructure threatened in recent years by foreign adversaries, like China, FCC Chair Brendan Carr said in a statement. We...

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,...

July 16 (Reuters) - KKR is considering a potential buyout of Italian health-care technology firm GPI SpA , as the U.S. investment firm scouts for takeover targets amid the recent market volatility, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday. KKR has been in talks with advisers in recent weeks as it considers a potential deal to take Trento-based GPI private, the report...

MUNICH, July 16 (Reuters) - German packaging and medical equipment maker Gerresheimer has ended discussions on a potential sale of the company after months of talks since the start of 2025, it said on Wednesday evening. In February the Duesseldorf-based company had said it was in early discussions with private equity investors over a potential sale, with KPS Capital Partners...