Google wins $1.66bn legal battle

Google overturned a $1.66 billion (€1.49 billion) fine from the European Union on Wednesday, after a five-year battle over antitrust allegations related to its digital advertising practices. The EU's General Court canceled out the 2019 ruling, which had been handed down by the European Commission, the 27-nation bloc's top antitrust enforcer. "The General Court annuls the Commission's decision in its entirety," the court stated in a press release. The penalty targeted a specific segment of Google's advertising business: ads placed alongside Google search results on third-party websites. The European Commission...