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,...

* NASA nominee to tell lawmakers he will prioritize Mars missions * Delayed, over-budget programs discouraging for space exploration, Isaacman says * Conflicting space interests obscure moon program's future (Adds detail from written testimony in paragraphs 5, 11-12, and background in 3-4, 6-8) By Joey Roulette and David Shepardson WASHINGTON, April 8 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's pick to lead...

April 8 (Reuters) - Corona beer maker Constellation Brands ( STZ ) scrapped its diversity, equity and inclusion programs on Tuesday, joining an increasing number of corporations curbing their DEI goals after U.S. President Donald Trump's opposition to them. In January, Trump issued an executive order that directed federal agencies to terminate DEI programs and urged private companies to end...

04:03 PM EDT, 04/08/2025 (MT Newswires) -- (Updates with Amazon's ( AMZN ) response in the fourth paragraph.) Alphabet's (GOOG) Google ( GOOG ) and Microsoft ( MSFT ) are among the tech giants facing a possible probe from Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, over antitrust concerns, Bloomberg reported Tuesday. The lawmaker reportedly sent a letter to the chief executives of...