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,...

09:26 AM EDT, 05/13/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Natural gas moved higher early on Tuesday on expectations supply will tighten even as long-term forecasts see little summer heat on the way to boost cooling demand. Gas for June delivery was last seen up US$0.05 to US$3.70 per million British thermal units. The rise comes as U.S. gas supplies are likely to...

Robinhood Markets, Inc. ( HOOD ) has signed an agreement to acquire WonderFi Technologies Inc., a Canadian cryptocurrency platform, in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $178 million. What Happened: The purchase price of $0.26 per share represents a 41 percent premium over WonderFi's closing price on May 12 and a 71 percent premium over its 30-day volume-weighted average price,...

09:27 AM EDT, 05/13/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Cisco Systems ( CSCO ) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Emirati technology company G42 to explore joint efforts in artificial intelligence development and infrastructure projects, G42 said Tuesday. No financial terms were disclosed. The companies plan to assess opportunities to co-develop AI-related cybersecurity tools and data center infrastructure, G42 said. They...