Europe just fined Google $1 billion, the day before Trump is expected to announce tariffs

The European Commission fined Google one billion dollars for manipulating search results to harm competitors and blocking app developers from directing customers to cheaper offers outside the Google Play Store, per Axios. The penalty—split between five hundred twenty-four million for search violations and four hundred ninety million for Play Store abuses—marks the first enforcement under Europe's Digital Markets Act. Google has sixty days to overhaul how it ranks rivals in Search and governs its app marketplace. The fine arrives a day before the White House is expected to announce tariffs, sharpening U.S.-EU tensions over tech regulation and American business interests abroad.

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