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) -Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol told Reuters on Tuesday that he would accelerate the rollout of the coffeehouse chain's new staffing and service model, aiming for all 18,000 North American stores by summer's end, rather than the initial plan for just a third of U.S. stores by year-end. Niccol says the model is a foundational element of his turnaround strategy...

PARIS, June 11 (Reuters) - Quantum computing technology is at an inflection point, CEO Jensen Huang reiterated on Wednesday at the VivaTech conference in Paris. Quantum computing will solve some interesting problems in the coming years, he added. ...

LONDON (Reuters) -Shares in UBS dropped 7% on Tuesday as analysts voiced concern about the impact of new government proposals to force the Swiss lender to hold $26 billion in extra capital, including on the bank's plans to return cash to shareholders. UBS' stock had risen after the government on Friday announced its proposals to prevent another Credit Suisse-style meltdown....