Apple and others will have to change the connector on devices sold in Europe by 2024 after the EU passed a reform that requires tech companies to use a charging standard in what it says will reduce costs and electronic waste.
Apple is going to be hit once again by the European Union. This time with accusations that Apple Pay is anti-competitive.
In an agreement brokered Thursday evening, negotiators from the European Parliament and the Council reached a political agreement on the Digital Markets Act, which establishes a series of prohibitions and obligations for companies including Apple, Google, Meta and Amazon, and a number of smaller platforms.
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Apple has won its appeal against a European Commission ruling that it owed Ireland €13 billion ($14.9 billion) in taxes.
In a complaint filed before the European Commission, the EU's top competition regulator, Slack has accused Microsoft of antitrust violations for tying its Teams to Microsoft Office products.
The European Commission has agreed to commitments offered by Apple over 'tap and go' technology on iPhones, which will be legally binding under EU antitrust rules.
Manufacturers in both the UK and EU are urging the EU to adopt a proposal from the European Commission which would delay post-Brexit tariffs on EV and battery exports.
The EU Commission has published a draft of interoperability requirements for iOS and iPadOS
Apple is being accused of breaking the European Union’s Digital Marketing Act (DMA) rules on digital competition via its app store
The European Commission—the body overseeing the Microsoft and Activision Blizzard merger—approved the $68.7 billion deal to go forward
Apple and others will have to change the connector on devices sold in Europe by 2024 after EU lawmakers on Tuesday agreed to a single mobile charging port for mobile phones, tablets and cameras.
Apple has been fined €1.8bn (£1.5bn) by the European Commission (EU) after an investigation found it had limited competition from competitive music streaming services.
