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,…

European Blockchain Body Tells EU to Prepare for AI and Web3 Merging, CBDCs Emergence

European Blockchain Body Tells EU to Prepare for AI and Web3 Merging, CBDCs Emergence

The European Blockchain Observatory and Forum (EUBOF) has given a heads up to the European Union (EU) to get prepared to handle the upcoming era of decentralised AI networks. In a report addressed to the EU, the EUBOF said that the merging of blockchain and AI is surfacing as a…

ChatGPT Still Not Meeting Data Accuracy Standards, EU Data Protection Board Says

ChatGPT Still Not Meeting Data Accuracy Standards, EU Data Protection Board Says

OpenAI’s efforts to produce less factually false output from its ChatGPT chatbot are not enough to ensure full compliance with European Union data rules, a task force at the EU’s privacy watchdog said. “Although the measures taken in order to comply with the transparency principle are beneficial to avoid misinterpretation…

iPad Brought Under EU’s Digital Markets Act, Apple Must Comply With New Rules in 6 Months

iPad Brought Under EU’s Digital Markets Act, Apple Must Comply With New Rules in 6 Months

Apple’s iPad has been added to a list of Big Tech products and services hit by strict new European Union rules aimed at stopping potential competition abuses before they take hold. The move means Apple has six months to make sure its tablet ecosystem complies with a raft of preemptive…