(Reuters) -Uber Technologies ( UBER ) said on Thursday it will partner with self-driving technology startup May Mobility to deploy thousands of self-driving vehicles on its ride-hailing platform across U.S. cities, starting with Arlington, Texas, by late 2025. This adds to Uber's ( UBER ) growing list of partners for self-driving taxi deployment as it competes with Lyft ( LYFT...

(Reuters) -A U.S. government-created artificial intelligence program that aims to predict the supply and price of critical minerals has been transferred to the control of a non-profit organization that is helping miners and manufacturers strike supply deals. Launched in late 2023 by the U.S. Department of Defense, the Open Price Exploration for National Security AI metals program is an attempt to...

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,...

* Environmentalists criticize approval over deforestation, emissions claims * Groups highlight JBS's history of legal issues * Wall St sees boost to world's top meatpacker stock price * Global Witness warns of limited ESG influence for minority shareholders By Ana Mano SAO PAULO, May 2 (Reuters) - The U.S. financial regulator's approval last month of a proposal by the world's...