SAN FRANCISCO, California — A US judge on Monday ordered Google to open its Android smartphone operating system to rival app stores, in a fresh legal setback for the tech giant.

The order is the result of Google's defeat in an antitrust case brought by "Fortnite"-maker Epic Games, where a California jury decided that Google wields illegal monopoly power through its Android Play store.

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