SAN FRANCISCO, April 9 - Verizon said an AI assistant for the company's customer service representatives built using Google models had cut down on call times and freed them up to sell products to customers, leading to a surge in sales. An AI assistant on their screen helps the customer service agents figure out the right answers to customers' queries....

08:00 AM EDT, 04/09/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Peloton Interactive ( PTON ) said Wednesday it has appointed Charles Kirol to the newly created role of chief operating officer, effective Monday. Kirol was previously iRobot's chief global operations and technology officer, the company said. Chief Supply Chain Officer Andy Rendich will step down and remain at Peloton as an adviser through...

07:57 AM EDT, 04/09/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Phillips 66's (PSX) challenge from activist investor Elliott Investment Management has won the backing of investor Gregory Goff, Bloomberg reported Wednesday, citing a letter it reviewed. Goff, who served as an executive at Phillips 66's predecessor, ConocoPhillips, said in the letter that he holds a $10 million stake in the oil and gas...

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,...