Was one of many search engines. but it quickly became the chief gateway to the internet and is now one of a handful of tech companies that dominate not just the american economy but also increasingly american life. it recently received a birthday presenter from the european union, a record $5 billion fine for violating antitrust laws. that came just a week after the uk slapped facebook with a fine for allowing cambridge analytica to mine personal data from as many as 87 million facebook users. the penalty was much smaller, $660,000, but it was the maximum allowed under british law. these punis...