EU fines Alphabet $1.2 billion for anti-competitive AI search bundling

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The European Union's Competition Commission fined Alphabet $1.2 billion on Tuesday. The ruling states the company abused its market dominance by bundling its AI search features, called 'AI Overviews,' with standard Google Search results. The EU determined this practice stifled competition from rivals like Bing and restricted consumer choice. Alphabet has announced it will appeal the decision.

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