It imposes an unjustified fine and requires changes that will hurt thousands of European businesses by making it harder for them to make money," said Lee-Anne Mulholland, Google's global head of regulatory affairs, when the fine was imposed.
"Australia's ANZ, one of the country's \"big four\" banks, has agreed to pay a record fine of $240 million Australian dollars ($159.5 million) over \"widespread misconduct\", the financial regulator said Monday. The fine is the largest ever announced by the regulator against a single entity, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) said. ANZ was fined for \"acting unconscionably\" while managing a $14-billion bond deal with the Australian government."
The European Union has imposed a penalty of 2.95 billion euros ($3.45bn) on Google for favouring its own advertising services, marking the fourth time the tech giant has been fined in its decade-long fight with the bloc's competition regulators. The European Commission accused Google of distorting competition in the 27-nation bloc after investigating a complaint from the European Publishers Council, moving to rein in the tech firm despite threats of retaliation from United States President Donald Trump.
"The Air District is committed to holding facilities accountable in communities like Richmond, where residents historically have faced disproportionate air pollution," Dr. Meredith Bauer said in a statement. Bauer is the deputy executive officer of engineering and compliance at the Air District. The penalty came from violations that occurred between 2013 and 2023, according to the Air District. They said the violations included the failure of the company to monitor and record pressure across its venturi scrubber, an emergency abatement device; failure to abate internal combustion engine emissions; and the late reporting of violations.