Google, Apple hit with EU antitrust actions under cloud of Trump tariff threats

A man holds an Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max ahead of the launch of sales of the new iPhone 16 series smartphones in a store in Moscow, Russia September 20, 2024.European Union regulators are taking steps to rein in Google and Apple on antitrust charges, even as U.S. President Donald Trump threatens to hit the bloc with tariffs for alleged "overseas extortion" of America's tech giants.The European Commission, which is the executive body of the EU, said Wednesday that it found Google parent company Alphabet in bre ...