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,...

08:32 AM EDT, 08/14/2025 (MT Newswires) -- GlobalFoundries ( GFS ) said Thursday it has completed its acquisition of MIPS, a supplier of artificial intelligence and processor intellectual property. MIPS will operate as a standalone business within GlobalFoundries ( GFS ), maintaining its licensing model and serving customers across technology sectors, the company said. Financial terms of the deal were...

08:33 AM EDT, 08/14/2025 (MT Newswires) -- (Corrects ticker symbol in the first paragraph.) NIQ Global Intelligence ( NIQ ) reported a Q2 adjusted loss Thursday of $0.02 per diluted share, compared with a loss of $0.38 a year earlier. Revenue for the quarter ended June 30 was $1.04 billion, compared with $985.8 million a year earlier. The company expects...

08:33 AM EDT, 08/14/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Carvana ( CVNA ) said Thursday that it is expanding same-day vehicle delivery for select customers in the greater Chicago area. The company said such a service was initially launched in Arizona, and same-day delivery service is currently available in select markets across more than 15 states. ...