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,...

08:35 AM EDT, 06/17/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Oklo ( OKLO ) said Tuesday that its Atomic Alchemy subsidiary has begun site characterization work for a potential commercial radioisotope production facility in Idaho. The company said the site preparation includes collecting soil and rock samples to determine subsurface composition, and making sure the production facility meets safety and building code requirements....

08:37 AM EDT, 06/17/2025 (MT Newswires) -- FPX Nickel ( FPOCF ) on Tuesday said it is producing battery-grade nickel sulfate at its Baptiste Nickel Project in British Columbia. The company said it is continuing a pilot project to refine the battery material from nickel-iron awaruite mined at Baptiste. It will supply its high-purity nickel sulfate crystals to potential customers...

08:36 AM EDT, 06/17/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Probe Gold ( PROBF ) provided on Tuesday the latest results from the Novador property in Quebec. Results from the Courvan trend include near-surface gold zones with significant grades of up to 6.2 grams per tonne (g/t) gold over 4.9 meters, including 26.8 g/t gold over 1.0 meters, and 3.1 g/t gold over...