Google loses legal fight over 4.1 billion-euro EU antitrust fine

In a significant ruling, the European Commission's highest court has upheld a staggering fine of approximately 4.1 billion euros (around $4.67 billion) imposed on Google for alleged anti-competitive practices. This landmark decision stems from a 2018 penalty, where the European Commission accused Google of leveraging its dominance in the mobile market through Android to unfairly promote its applications over competitors'. The case highlights serious concerns over Google's tactics, particularly its agreements with smartphone manufacturers to pre-install its apps, which the Commission deemed harmful to competition. Google has been contesting this ruling in the EU court system, seeking to overturn the hefty fine. As this story develops, CNBC has reached out to Google for further comment on the situation.