BEIJING, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Tencent ( TCTZF ) reported second-quarter revenue growth of 15% on Wednesday, driven by robust gaming performance and deployment of AI across services and platforms including WeChat. For the three months to June, the Chinese technology giant reported revenue of 184.5 billion yuan ($25.7 billion), exceeding analyst estimates of 178.5 billion yuan, according to LSEG...

August 13 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 0930 GMT on Wednesday: ** Israeli software provider Sapiens International ( SPNS ) said that it will be acquired by Advent International for $2.5 billion in cash, as the U.S. private equity firm zeros in on the insurance industry amid an AI boom. ** China-headquartered medical...

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,...

05:51 AM EDT, 08/13/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Venture Global ( VG ) said late Tuesday it won a legal battle against Shell (SHEL) related to liquefied natural gas sales from the company's Calcasieu project in Louisiana. We are pleased with the tribunal's determination, which reaffirms what Venture Global ( VG ) has maintained from the outset -- the plain language...