The European Union announced today that Microsoft has not sent over requested information on some of its generative AI tools, and has given the company until May 27 to do so, or risk being fined.
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Apple has announced that iPadOS will get all the App Store changes the company implemented for iOS in light of the Digital Markets Act. The company will start charging Core Technology Fee for iPad.
Following the confirmation by the EU that iPadOS is classed as a gatekeeper platform under the Digital Markets Act, Apple has confirmed that changes will be made later this year to comply.
The European Commission has expanded DMA's scope to now include Apple's iPad, requiring the company to ensure its tablet ecosystem complies with the DMA's regulations within the next six months.
A non-profit organization has filed a complaint under the GDPR regarding ChatGPT's handling of individuals' personal data. The complaint also cites OpenAI's failure to provide transparency.
Apple has rejected Spotify's latest iOS app update in the European Union. The update included pricing information and subscription options for payments outside the iPhone app. Spotify isn't happy.
Meta has been warned for using users' publicly available information, such as sexual orientation details, for targeted advertising, which violates GDPR rules that require explicit user consent.
The European Union has opened up a second investigation into TikTok, primarily targeted at the low power, data saving TikTok Lite, as the EU suspects that the app breaks the Digital Services Act.
The European Union will reportedly not launch a formal investigation into the relationship between Microsoft and OpenAI because it feels Microsoft's dealings with OpenAI is not considered a takeover
Microsoft will sell its chat and video app Teams separately from its Office product globally, according to Reuters. The decision comes after the EC opened a formal antitrust investigation last year.
The EU's regulatory body, the European Commission, has launched an investigation against Apple, Alphabet, and Meta to see if they have violated compliance with the Digital Markets Act.
Meta could cut down its ad-free subscription fee in the EU by 40%. The social media giant has offered to reduce its subscription price amid rising criticism from consumer groups and regulators.
Apple has announced that iOS app developers will be allowed to let people in the European Union download their apps for the iPhone and iPad from websites. The new system will go live this spring.
In a bit of a twist, the European Commission has been charged with breaking the EU data protection rules because it decided to use the Microsoft 365 online productivity app service.
Microsoft has quietly added the ability to uninstall OneDrive on Windows 11, an option that was only available on Windows 10 previously. For now, it is a speculation as to what prompted this update.
Microsoft reached its deadline to comply with EU's DMA changes that it announced last year. As such, the company published the changes it made to Windows including the ability to uninstall stock apps.
Apple has now restored the developer account for Epic Games Sweden. That means work can continue to bring the Epic Games Store to iOS devices in Europe along with its Fortnite game.
Apple has officially terminated the iOS version of Epic Games' developer account due to Epic's public statements about Apple. This conflict has now urged the European Commission to investigate Apple.
Apple has been hit with a $2 billion fine by the EU's European Commission, stating it abused its App Store rules and made consumers pay more for music streaming. Apple has already said it will appeal.
A number of mobile app companies that do business in Europe have sent a joint letter to the EU, claiming that Apple's efforts to comply with the act instead "make a mockery of the DMA."
The European Union's regulatory body, the European Commission, has launched a formal probe to investigate if the TikTok social network has violated the EU's Digital Service Act in several ways.
The European Union is likely to fine Apple early next month to the tune of half a billion euros for using its powerful position to hurt its competition in the music space such as Spotify.
The discussion about law enforcers' access to end-to-end encrypted communication reached a key milestone in Europe. A court says, essentially, that implementing such a measure would be illegal.
The annual report on the 2023 stats of the Epic Games Store offers more info on its planned launch of a mobile version of the store on iOS sometime later in 2024 due to the EU Digital Markets Act.
Meta has a fee for consumers to reject sharing their data with advertising companies in Europe. However, today 28 EU privacy watchdogs have spoken against this ad-free subscription model.
Apple has made the first beta of iOS 17.4 available to the public, including the changes made to accommodate new laws which will come into place within the EU starting from March 2024.
Sarah Bond, Microsoft's Xbox President, offered some brief thoughts on Apple's recent app store rules for the EU, calling them "a step in the wrong direction", and hope it will "listen to feedback"
Amazon has announced it will no longer acquire iRobot. The planned purchase of the robot vacuum company for $1.4 billion was halted after EU regulators voiced anticompetition concerns.
Thanks to the EU's new Digital Markets Act, iPhone users in Europe will soon be able to download apps from third-party stores and directly from developers. New safeguards have also been put in place.
The Digital Markets Act will be effective on March 7, 2024. Today, Spotify explained the benefits of the law for its service as it can now provide more information and offers to users in the EU.
A new report claims that Microsoft's Bing search engine and Edge web browser will avoid being regulated by the European Union's Digital Markets Act due to not having enough market share.
Google has announced some of its plans to comply with the European Union's Digital Markets Act. One of them will be new search and browser choice screens for people who are setting up Android phones.
This week, Microsoft announced it is now keeping all personal cloud data from its European users inside its EU data boundary, in an attempt to comply with the EU data privacy rules.
The European Union's regulatory body has officially launched a probe of X (formerly Twitter) to see if the social network has violated the EU's Digital Services Act for content moderation and more.
Meta's competitor to X (nee. Twitter), Threads, has now launched in Europe, after being initially delayed due to the introduction of the Digital Markets Act across its member states.
The European Union's negotiators have approved new regulations for AI software and services, which could result in fines for companies that do not follow these rules. The rules could become law soon
Europe's consumer organization, the BEUC, has filed a complaint against Meta for breaching EU consumer laws claiming that Meta is forcing users to pay a fee to ensure privacy.
A new report says the EU's European Commission has sent a questionnaire to Microsoft's rivals, asking them if the company's move to make Teams a separate service was enough to keep them happy.
Amazon is likely to get approval from the EU over its acquisition of iRobot which makes the popular Roomba vacuum cleaners, three sources have said. A final decision is due on February 14.
Microsoft has announced it plans to make some changes to Windows 11 so it can comply with the EU's Digital Markets Act. The changes will be released first to Release Preview users.