May 22 (Reuters) - These robots don't break into a jig or jump, but their ability to do single tasks cheaply and efficiently is attracting investor dollars as focus shifts to function from flash. Far from the sleek humanoids of science fiction that are meant for complex and adaptive work, boxy and utilitarian robots - some the size of industrial...

May 22 (Reuters) - Neo Performance Materials ( NOPMF ) said on Thursday it has exited its China separation facilities, as the Canadian rare earths company aims to reduce geopolitical risk and price volatility while expanding in Europe and North America. The exit concludes a strategic review it launched last year. The company said it sold its majority stakes in...

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,...

07:49 AM EDT, 05/22/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Neo Performance Materials ( NOPMF ) on Thursday said it is no longer pursuing a sale of the company and will instead accelerate its current strategic plan to become a major supplier of rare earth permanent magnets and critical materials. Neo said a special committee's strategic review concluded that a sale was risky...