MOSCOW (Reuters) -WhatsApp should prepare to leave the Russian market, a lawmaker who regulates the IT sector said on Friday, warning that the messaging app owned by Meta Platforms is very likely to be put on a list of restricted software. Russian President Vladimir Putin last month signed a law authorising the development of a state-backed messaging app integrated with...

MOSCOW, July 18 (Reuters) - WhatsApp should prepare to leave the Russian market, a lawmaker who regulates the IT sector said on Friday, warning that the messaging app owned by Meta Platforms ( META ) is very likely to be put on a list of restricted software. Russian President Vladimir Putin last month signed a law authorising the development of...

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,...

05:12 AM EDT, 07/18/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Graco ( GGG ) said late Thursday it has agreed to acquire Color Service, an Italian company specializing in automated dosing systems, for 63 million euros ($73.3 million). Color Service, which employs 140 people, provides precision dosing technology to industries like textiles, plastics and food. It had revenue of 34 million euros in...