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) -Tea, an app that lets women anonymously comment and review dates with men, said it has suffered a data breach, with hackers gaining access to 72,000 user images. A Tea spokesperson confirmed the hack to Reuters on Saturday, saying they had detected unauthorized access to our systems and about 72,000 images had been exposed, including 13,000 selfies and photo...

* Tesla's service requires safety drivers in California due to CPUC regulations * Tesla plans rides for employees' friends and family under existing permit * Tesla must apply for CPUC license for autonomous vehicle operations * Musk says Tesla seeks regulatory approval for robotaxis in multiple markets * Tesla's robotaxi service uses supervised Full Self-Driving software in Bay Area July...

(Reuters) -Union Pacific, the largest U.S. railroad operator, could reach an agreement to acquire rival Norfolk Southern as soon as early next week, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. Union Pacific had said on Thursday it is in advanced talks to acquire its rival, signaling that a deal to form a $200 billion coast-to-coast rail...