You've gotta see this: Google's quarterly earnings now feature a dedicated line item simply labeled 'European Commission fines'—sitting at $10.5 billion as of Q3. Think about that for a moment. The EU's regulatory machine has gotten so intense that corporate penalties aren't even considered anomalies anymore; they're just... expected business expenses. Line items in financial statements don't lie. So what's really going on in Europe? Is this the cost of aggressive tech regulation, or are we watching an overcorrection that's redefining how global companies operate?