* Uber ( UBER ) to deploy 20,000 Lucid SUVs with Nuro's AV tech * Lucid-Nuro prototype operating at Las Vegas testing facility * Challenges remain for AV commercialization due to costs and regulations By Abhirup Roy and Akash Sriram SAN FRANCISCO, July 17 (Reuters) - Uber ( UBER ) will invest $300 million in electric vehicle maker Lucid in...

08:33 AM EDT, 07/17/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) said Thursday it has completed a live test with Intelsat that showed a satellite connection can support end-to-end 5G services using their combined technology platforms. The companies used Kratos Defense's virtual ground system and Intelsat's satellite and 5G core infrastructure to activate a 5G cell over a...

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,...

08:32 AM EDT, 07/17/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Upexi ( UPXI ) said Thursday it has closed a $150 million private placement of convertible notes. The notes were issued to certain institutional investors and qualified purchasers in exchange for locked and spot Solana tokens. Combined with a previously disclosed $50 million private placement of common stock, Upexi ( UPXI ) said...