July 17 (Reuters) - A California federal judge ruled on Thursday that three authors suing artificial intelligence startup Anthropic for copyright infringement can represent writers nationwide whose books Anthropic allegedly pirated to train its AI system. U.S. District Judge William Alsup said the authors can bring a class action on behalf of all U.S. writers whose works Anthropic allegedly downloaded...

10:33 AM EDT, 07/17/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Abbott Laboratories ( ABT ) issued a third-quarter earnings outlook below market estimates on Thursday despite recording better-than-expected results for the previous three-month period, while the healthcare company tightened its full-year profit guidance. Adjusted earnings are set to come in between $1.28 and $1.32 per share for the current quarter, while the consensus...

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,...

(Adds missing word says to headline, corrects spelling of expectations in second paragraph) By Emma Rumney (Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has authorized the sale of Juul's e-cigarette device and refill cartridges in tobacco and menthol flavors, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thursday. The decision follows wide expectations within the industry that the Trump...