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,...

04:03 PM EDT, 05/22/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Rio Tinto (RIO) said Thursday it has been selected as the preferred partner for the Salares Altoandinos lithium project in Chile's Atacama region by state-owned Chilean mining company Empresa Nacional de Mineria. The proposed deal gives Rio Tinto a 51% ownership in the project, while ENAMI will retain a 49% stake, the company...

(Reuters) -Apple ( AAPL ) plans to release smart glasses at the end of next year, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, in the iPhone maker's latest push to diversify its product lineup and boost demand for its artificial intelligence devices. Apple ( AAPL ) will start producing large quantities of prototypes of the devices at the end of this year...

04:03 PM EDT, 05/22/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Solis Minerals ( SLMFF ) closed slightly lower, but nearer 52 week lows on Thursday, after announcing updates concerning three of its copper-gold projects in Peru. Among highlights, the company said a 2,500 metre drill programme will commence over the next few days at its 100% owned Chanco al Palo copper-gold project in...