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.
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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.
Reports are surfacing that iPhone users in the EU will be able to download and install apps from third party app stores starting from early 2024, in order to comply with Euoprean regulations.
Under the Digital Services Act, the European Commission is strengthening controls on online platforms to ensure the safety of users, especially, children regarding content shared online.
World powers have come together at Bletchley Park in the UK to sign the Bletchley Declaration which says that countries should cooperate to reduce any risks posed by artificial intelligence.
Meta has confirmed previous rumors that it will begin offering ad-free subscription plans for both Facebook and Instagram in Europe starting in November to comply with recent regulations.
A new report says that the EU's regulatory body, the European Commission, will not ask for a new probe into Microsoft's proposed purchase of Activision Blizzard, after the company made changes to it.
A new report claims Meta will charge its users in the EU $14 a month to get an ad-free version of the social network, and a $17 a month fee for ad-free access to Instagram and Facebook.
Last night, Microsoft released Windows Copilot with the Moment 4 update. The feature is now available to everyone except users in the EU due to the Digital Markets Act but there is a way to use it.
The European Commission has fined Intel €376 million for paying PC manufacturers to limit or delay products using AMD CPUs. Intel's restrictions included payments to HP, Acer and Lenovo.
Ireland's Data Protection Commission has today published its final decision on its inquiry into TikTok on how it handles the data of young users and has issued a fine of €345 million ($368m).
A few weeks ago, Microsoft said it would offer its Teams collaboration service as a stand-alone product in much of Europe, but the European Union reportedly still plans to file a formal complaint.
During a tech conference this week, Zoom's CEO Eric Yuan thinks that the US Federal Trade Commission should look into Microsoft's bundling of Teams with Microsoft 365, saying, "You've got to be fair."
The EU designated several tech giants as gatekeepers under the new DMA, including Microsoft, Google, and Apple. This imposes rules on core services like search, app store limits and more.