Apple and Google Lose EU Appeals, Must Pay Multi-Billion Dollar Fines

Europe's top court issued bad news to both Apple and Google in a single day on Tuesday. The Silicon Valley tech giants have been appealing against fines issued by the EU, and the court ruled against both companies, meaning that they must cough up to the tune of 13 billion euros ($14.4B) for Apple and 2.4 billion euros ($2.7B) for Google.It's particularly bad news for Apple, which only the day prior celebrated the launch of the iPhone 16, as well as updating its Apple Watch and AirPod lineups during its annu ...