Apple Backs Google After EU Orders Android Be Opened Up To AI Rivals

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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.

The aim, the commission said, was to give third-party providers an "an equal opportunity to innovate and compete in the rapidly evolving AI landscape on smart mobile devices." It explained that opening up Android would keep the AI market open and promote innovation in the field. In April, the commission released draft rules...

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