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,...

10:40 AM EDT, 04/30/2025 (MT Newswires) -- WeRide ( WRD ) said Wednesday it received the first batch of driverless road-testing licenses from the Nansha District in Guangzhou, China. The approval allows WeRide ( WRD ) to test its Robovan W5 on public roads without a safety driver. The vehicle is designed for urban freight, and the company plans to...

10:42 AM EDT, 04/30/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Spire Global ( SPIR ) said Wednesday it will design, build and operate 16 satellites with improved second-generation payloads under its expanded space services agreement with Internet of Things provider Myriota. The new launches will bring the total number of satellites deployed for Myriota by Spire Space Services to over 40, Spire Global...

10:41 AM EDT, 04/30/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Western Digital ( WDC ) reported double-digit growth in fiscal third-quarter revenue, while the data storage products maker outlined an above-consensus guidance for the final three months of the year. Revenue for the quarter ended March 28 jumped 31% year on year to $2.29 billion, though it missed the FactSet-polled consensus of $2.32...