Apple backs Google after EU orders Android be opened up to AI rivals

Source: Engadget

“Apple is on Google’s side when it comes the latter’s criticisms against the European Union’s proposals which would give third-party AI services the same level of access to Android that Gemini has. The European Commission has been taking steps to ensure that Google complies with the rules of the Digital Markets Act (DMA). In January, it told the company that it has to give external AI assistants the same access to Android its own technology has and to hand over ‘anonymized ranking, query, click and view data held by Google Search’ to rival search engines. … According to Reuters, Apple echoed Google’s statement that allowing competing AI services complete access to Android would undermine European users’ privacy. It would, for instance, allow them to interact with the apps people use to send emails, order food ​or share photos.” (05/14/26)

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