No smart AI assistant on Apple in EU due to DMA regulations
The company said it spent months proposing solutions, including a “Trusted System Agent”.
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European chat app launches, pioneering DMA’s messaging interoperability
Latvia-based BirdyChat has officially launched across Europe, becoming one of the first home-grown messaging apps in line with the European Union’s Digital Markets…
Tech industry rejects EC’s ‘unbalanced’ evaluation on Digital Markets Act
The European Commission has declared its flagship Digital Markets Act (DMA) “fit for purpose” in its first statutory review, claiming it has delivered tangible…
Meta ‘breaches EU digital rules over child protection’, EC says
The European Commission has found Meta to be in preliminary breach of the European Union’s Digital Services Act (DSA) over alleged failures to protect children…
Meta hikes fees for advertisers in response to Europe’s digital taxes
Meta Platforms has notified advertisers of new “location fees” to offset digital services taxes (DSTs) imposed by several European Union countries and the UK
Apple, Google offer app store changes under new UK rules
Apple and Google have pledged changes to ensure fairness in their app stores, the UK competition watchdog said Tuesday, describing it as "first steps" under its…
EU warns Meta it must open up WhatsApp to rival AI chatbots
The EU executive told Meta to give rival chatbots access to WhatsApp after an antitrust probe found the US giant to be in breach of the bloc's competition rules.
If US firms dislike fines, they can leave Europe, says French economy minister
US technology companies that do not like the fines imposed under European digital rules can leave the European market, France’s economy minister said.
Google bows to EC pressure, changes its ‘ad-tech’ operations
Google has announced changes to its advertising services to avert the risk of a break-up, two months after Brussels hit the US giant with a huge fine.
Apple users stick with default settings despite new EU digital law
The EU's anti-monopoly legislation is having little effect online, a European Commission competition economist said last week.
Apple says EU digital law ‘has brought porn to iPhone’
US multinational Apple says the European Union's flagship Digital Markets Act (DMA) has forced it to allow porn onto its app store.
EU rules risk silencing lawful speech across the globe, Google warns
In a landmark letter written to the US Congress, Alphabet, the parent company of Google and YouTube, admitted it had been complicit in political censorship under…
‘EU’s Digital Markets Act makes internet worse,’ most Europeans say
A year after the European Union’s landmark Digital Markets Act (DMA) came into effect, a new consumer survey suggests that the legislation has left many Europeans…
EU tries to shake off Trump threats on tech regulation
The European Union will keep enforcing its tech regulations across the bloc despite threats from US President Donald Trump, according to Henna Virkkunen, vice-president…
Addressing DMA and DSA issues would aid EU and US, say tech players
Telecom and tech companies have urged Brussels and Washington to tackle long-standing regulatory barriers after a common declaration was published on August 21 setting…
US tech firms could leave EU over DSA, Republican lawmakers warn
US tech giants will abandon the EU if the Digital Services Act (DSA) is not amended, three members of a visiting Republican congressional delegation told Brussels…
Apple appeals €500 million EU fine
Apple filed an appeal on July 7 against a €500 million fine imposed by the EU and accused Brussels of forcing the US tech giant to make changes that are "bad"…
Meta shuts out identitarians and nationalists across Europe
Meta, the owner of Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp, has closed down pages from identitarians and nationalists across Europe.
EU tech law struggles to cope with Big Tech behemoths, competition expert warns
The EU’s flagship tech law has failed to ignite meaningful engagement with Big Tech and is overwhelmed by the sheer size of the companies it aims to regulate,…
Incoming EU Council president Denmark asked to kick new digital laws into long grass
The European technology industry has urged a pause on the introduction of new digital regulations and demanded the European Union concentrate on implementing existing…
EU ‘doesn’t know what it’s doing with digital laws’
The European Commission's lack of understanding of the digital market it has tried to regulate has harmed the bloc's competitiveness, according to a member of the…
US says EC fines for Apple, Meta ‘economic extortion’ as Trump hints at China tariffs deal
The White House has said European Commission fines on Apple and facebook owner Meta Platforms by the European Union were a "novel form of economic extortion" that…
EC ‘will defend in court’ its combined €700m fines on Apple and Meta
The European Commission says it is prepared to defend the fines imposed on Apple and Facebook owner Meta.
Digital laws will not be watered down, but EU ‘open to review digital regulations’
The European Union was planning a "digital fitness check", aiming to look at ways of reviewing some of its most important tech laws, said European Commissioner…
EU sharply trims DMA fines on Apple and Meta, fearing extra US tariffs
The European Commission has indicated it would limit its Digital Markets Act (DMA) fines due in the week starting April 1 on Apple and Meta and drop a separate case…
EU prioritises DMA enforcement despite US tariffs threats
The European Union’s latest enforcement actions under the Digital Markets Act (DMA) have set the stage for a confrontation with some of the world’s largest tech…
First porn app on iPhone under EU rules angers Apple
Apple has criticised a pornography app newly available on iPhones in the European Union, claiming it was "required by the European Commission to allow it".
EU iPhones to lack essential features until next April amid the bloc’s regulation issues
Apple has confirmed it will not roll out essential features of its latest series of iPhones in the European Union until April 2025.
Google lodges EU antitrust complaint against Microsoft
Google has launched an antitrust complaint with the European Commission against its cloud rival Microsoft over allegations it is stifling competition with its Azure…
EU set to get pared-down iPhone 16 due to Digital Markets Act
The European Union is set to get a pared-down iPhone 16 as a result of its regulatory environment, including the now-infamous Digital Markets Act.