July 21 (Reuters) - The Ether Reserve, a new crypto venture backed by prominent crypto investors, will list on the Nasdaq through a merger with blank-check firm Dynamix Corporation ( DYNX ) and is expected to raise over $1.6 billion. The combined entity, to be named The Ether Machine, aims to launch with more than 400,000 Ether on its balance...

* US Forest Service downsizes, loses 15% workforce * Firefighters face shortages after 1,500 support staff leave, critics say * USFS says firefighters ready for above-normal fire year prediction By Andrew Hay July 21 (Reuters) - The U.S. Forest Service faced criticism from current and former employees who say federal workforce reductions under the Trump administration have left fire teams...

WILMINGTON, Delaware, July 21 (Reuters) - A last-minute settlement between Meta Platforms ( META ) shareholders and the company's leadership last week ended an $8 billion trial and spared Mark Zuckerberg from testifying about alleged violations of Facebook users' data. It also took the heat off the state of Delaware, which has been plagued by criticism from technology and business...

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,...