Truck engine maker Cummins Inc has agreed in principle to pay a $1.675 billion fine for installing devices on hundreds of thousands of engines to allow them to emit excess pollution, the largest-ever civil penalty for a Clean Air Act violation, according to the U.S. Justice Department. The Department said Cummins allegedly installed so-called “defeat… Continue reading Truck Engine Maker Cummins to Pay Record-Setting $1.675B Environmental Fine
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Tesla Under Criminal Investigation over Self-Driving Claims
Tesla Inc is under criminal investigation in the United States for making claims that its electric vehicles can drive themselves.
Justice Department Ramps Up Google Probe
The Justice Department has reached out to more than a dozen companies in its antitrust probe of Google, including publishers, advertising technology firms and advertising agencies, as the company’s online ad tools become a major focus of the investigation, according to people familiar with the matter. In recent months, the department has been posing increasingly… Continue reading Justice Department Ramps Up Google Probe