Google has been hit with a record-breaking fine of €2.4 billion ($2.7 billion, or £2.1 billion) by European regulators. The European Commissionaccused the Californian technology giant of abusing its dominant position and promoting its own shopping service in its search results over those of its competitors. The culmination of a multi-year investigation into Google's business practices going back nearly a decade, it isa mammoth ruling, morethan twice as big as the previous largest fine. Itseems likelyto further inflame tensions between European regulators and Silicon Valley — andit opens the door tofurther ... (full story)