Google won a court challenge on Wednesday against a 1.49 billion euro ($1.66 billion) European Union antitrust fine imposed five years ago that targeted its online advertising business. The EU's General Court said it was throwing out the 2019 penalty imposed by the European Commission,

Google successfully beat a $1.7 billion EU antitrust fine as the court rules there were procedural errors in the original judgement

Google captured a much-needed antitrust win on Wednesday after persuading the European Union’s second-highest court to toss a $1.7 billion fine imposed by the bloc's competition watchdog.