Google, Apple lose court fights against EU, owe billions in fines, taxes

FILE - A Google logo is seen on an Apple MacBook in this illustration taken April 12, 2020. Google lost its last bid to overturn a European Union antitrust penalty on Sept. 10, 2024, while Apple lost its challenge against an order to repay $14.34 billion in back taxes to Ireland.

Google lost its last bid to overturn a European Union antitrust penalty, after the bloc's top court ruled against it Tuesday in a case that came with a whopping fine and helped jumpstart an era of intensifying scrutiny for Big Tech companies.