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,...

e.l.f Beauty, Inc. on Wednesday announced it purchased rhode, Hailey Bieber's prestige cosmetics brand, for $1 billion.  The massive deal makes Bieber wealthier than her husband, Justin Bieber, and revives e.l.f.'s positive momentum, according to analysts.  What To Know: Bieber launched rhode — named after the model's middle name and spelled with a lowercase r by the company — in...

01:47 PM EDT, 05/29/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Meta Platforms ( META ) is partnering with American defense technology company Anduril to design and build extended reality products for the US military, according to a joint statement Thursday. The companies said they will work together to provide warfighters with products that enhance perception and enable intuitive control of autonomous platforms on...

01:46 PM EDT, 05/29/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Vuzix ( VUZI ) said Thursday it is collaborating with German AI startup Ramblr to support the functionality of its smart glasses with advanced AI features for enterprise users. The partnership aims to deliver real-time, context-aware guidance through smart glasses, allowing workers to access instructions instantly while performing tasks, the company said. This...