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,...

01:27 PM EDT, 07/02/2025 (MT Newswires) -- (Updates with Microsoft's ( MSFT ) statement in the second paragraph.) Microsoft ( MSFT ) plans to focus on less-ambitious designs for its artificial intelligence chips through 2028 as it works to address development delays, The Information reported Wednesday, citing two people with direct knowledge of the matter. Microsoft ( MSFT ) has...

01:26 PM EDT, 07/02/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Safe Supply Streaming ( SSPLF ) on Wednesday said its wholly owned unit, Safety Strips Tech, launched its direct-to-consumer e-commerce store featuring ToxiShield, the brand behind Safety Strips, designed to combat fentanyl overdoses and drink spiking. The company said all orders will be fulfilled by Greenlane Holdings (GNLN). Safe Supply shares were last...

01:28 PM EDT, 07/02/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Humana (HUM) said Wednesday it launched a Medicaid plan in Virginia covered by Virginia Cardinal Care, allowing beneficiaries to choose Humana Healthy Horizons for health care coverage. Virginians covered by Cardinal Care are eligible to enroll in the new plan. Humana is one of five plan administrators Cardinal Care selected for Medicaid managed...