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,...

04:05 AM EDT, 07/18/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Meta Platforms ( META ) has recruited Apple ( AAPL ) AI experts Mark Lee and Tom Gunter to join its Superintelligence Labs, Bloomberg reported Thursday, citing sources with knowledge of the matter. The report said Lee has already joined Meta, while Gunter is expected to start soon. The two previously worked with...

03:48 AM EDT, 07/18/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Solarius Capital Acquisition ( SOCAU ) said Thursday it has closed its initial public offering of 17.25 million units, including 2.25 million units sold to underwriters, at a price of $10 per unit. Each unit consists of one share and half a redeemable warrant to purchase a share for $11.50, the blank-check company...

03:50 AM EDT, 07/18/2025 (MT Newswires) -- L3Harris Technologies ( LHX ) said Thursday it is introducing a line of launched effects vehicles to address the US Department of Defense's need for advanced munitions. The Red Wolf and Green Wolf multi-role vehicles can integrate and launch from air, ground or maritime-based platforms, the company said. Red Wolf delivers long-range precision...