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,...

(Reuters) -London-based financial technology giant Revolut is in talks to secure new funding at a valuation of $65 billion, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The company is in discussions to raise about $1 billion via newly issued shares and the sale of some existing stock, the report said, adding that U.S.-based investment firm...

(Reuters) -The U.S. Senate Wednesday voted 53 to 43 approve Republic Airways CEO Bryan Bedford to head the Federal Aviation Administration. Bedford, the head of the regional air carrier nominated by President Donald Trump and approved for a five-year-term, will oversee $12.5 billion in funding over five years to remake the aging U.S. air traffic control system passed by Congress...

03:30 PM EDT, 07/09/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Microsoft ( MSFT )-backed (MSFT) OpenAI is preparing to launch an artificial intelligence-powered web browser that could directly compete with Alphabet's (GOOG, GOOGL) Google Chrome, Reuters reported Wednesday, citing three people familiar with the matter. The browser, set to be released in the coming weeks, will include a ChatGPT-style interface that handles some...