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,...

02:56 PM EDT, 05/20/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Quinton S Lies, Executive Vice President, on May 19, 2025, sold 10,141 shares in American Electric Power ( AEP ) for $1,041,278. Following the Form 4 filing with the SEC, Lies has control over a total of 9,658 common shares of the company, with 9,658 shares held directly. SEC Filing: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/4904/000205243325000026/xslF345X05/wk-form4_1747766762.xml Price: 103.87,...

02:53 PM EDT, 05/20/2025 (MT Newswires) -- WeRide ( WRD ) said Tuesday it has expanded its cooperation agreement with Tencent Cloud to support its R&D in autonomous driving, Robotaxi commercialization and global expansion. The companies will explore commercial deployment of the level-4 autonomous robotaxis as part of the deal, the firm said. WeRide ( WRD ) said its robotaxis...

DOHA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Elon Musk, who spent nearly $300 million to back Donald Trump's presidential campaign and other Republicans last year, said on Tuesday he will cut his political spending substantially, the latest public signal that he is shifting his attention back to his business empire amid growing investor concerns. Musk also said he was committed to staying on as Tesla's...