Elon Musk’s X Agrees to Not Use Personal Data of EU Users for AI Training

Elon Musk’s X Agrees to Not Use Personal Data of EU Users for AI Training

Social media platform X agreed on Thursday not to train its AI systems for now using the personal data collected from European Union users before they had the option to withdraw their consent, an Irish court heard on Thursday. Ireland’s Data Protection Commission, the lead EU regulator for most of…

Apple Changes App Store Policy in EU After Facing Probe for Breaching Tech Laws

Apple Changes App Store Policy in EU After Facing Probe for Breaching Tech Laws

Apple on Thursday changed its policy in the European Union to allow developers to communicate with their customers outside its App Store after the commission charged the iPhone maker in June for breaching the bloc’s tech rules. The Commission had said that under most of the business terms, Apple allows steering…

Apple Intelligence Talks Ongoing With EU and China Regulators, Says CEO Tim Cook: Report

Apple Intelligence Talks Ongoing With EU and China Regulators, Says CEO Tim Cook: Report

Apple Intelligence features have started to roll out in preview with the iOS 18.1 developer beta update. As per the Cupertino-based tech giant, these features are first rolling out in the US in English and will be expanded to other regions later. However, the European Union (EU) and China will…

Apple’s ‘Tap-and-Go’ NFC Gets EU Approval After the iPhone Maker Agrees to Open It to Third-Party Apps

Apple’s ‘Tap-and-Go’ NFC Gets EU Approval After the iPhone Maker Agrees to Open It to Third-Party Apps

Apple received approval for its Near Field Communication (NFC) technology in Europe on Thursday. The European Union (EU) formally announced the approval after the Cupertino-based tech giant agreed to make changes that were suggested by the bloc. The company first applied for approval in 2022, however, the EU expressed concerns…

Europe Issues ‘Travel Rule’ Guidelines for Crypto Firms Amid Push to Curb Money Laundering, Financial Crime

Europe Issues ‘Travel Rule’ Guidelines for Crypto Firms Amid Push to Curb Money Laundering, Financial Crime

The European Union (EU) is adding more layers to its crypto-related regulations to ensure that virtual digital assets (VDAs) are not misused by criminals to conduct or finance illicit activities. The European Banking Authority (EBA) has imposed a ‘travel rule’ on crypto firms that will require them to store details…

AI Deals Between Microsoft and OpenAI, Google and Samsung, Under EU Scanner

AI Deals Between Microsoft and OpenAI, Google and Samsung, Under EU Scanner

Microsoft’s partnership with OpenAI could face an EU antitrust investigation as regulators singled out their exclusivity clauses while Google’s artificial intelligence deal with Samsung also triggered scrutiny. EU antitrust regulators will seek additional third-party views, EU competition chief Margrethe Vestager said on Friday. The moves underscore the unease among regulators…

Meta Charged by EU for Breaching Tech Rules With Its Pay or Consent Advertising Model

Meta Charged by EU for Breaching Tech Rules With Its Pay or Consent Advertising Model

Meta Platforms was charged by EU antitrust regulators on Monday for failing to comply with landmark tech rules as they took aim at the US company’s newly introduced pay or consent advertising model, already the target of privacy regulators and activists’ ire. The tech giant launched the no-ads subscription service…

Apple Intelligence Features to Be Delayed in Europe, iPhone Maker Blames EU Tech Rules

Apple Intelligence Features to Be Delayed in Europe, iPhone Maker Blames EU Tech Rules

Apple will delay launching three new artificial intelligence features because landmark European Union tech rules require it to ensure that rival products and services can function with its devices, the U.S. tech group said on Friday. Apple underscored its AI push earlier this month with a slew of new features…

Europe Issues ‘Travel Rule’ Guidelines for Crypto Firms Amid Push to Curb Money Laundering, Financial Crime

MiCA Crypto Framework Finalised By European Banking Authority Ahead of July Deadline

MiCA — or Markets in Crypto Assets — technical standards have been published by the European Banking Authority (EBA) on Thursday. Ahead of the upcoming July deadline, the EBA has published a detailed set of guidelines around technical standards that Web3 firms operating in the region will soon be mandated…

Apple, Google, Amazon Lobby Group Opposes India’s EU-Like Antitrust Proposal

Apple, Google, Amazon Lobby Group Opposes India’s EU-Like Antitrust Proposal

A US lobby group representing tech giants Google, Amazon and Apple has asked India to rethink its proposed EU-like competition law, arguing regulations against data use and preferential treatment of partners could raise user costs, a letter shows. Citing increasing market power of a few big digital companies in India,…