EU Orders Google to Open Android to AI Rivals and to Share Search Data
The European Union is using its Digital Markets Act to crack down on big tech companies that aren't being fair.
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The European Commission on Thursday mandated that Google provide its competitors with greater access to AI capabilities on Android phones and to search data, saying the increased openness is needed to level the playing field in those areas.
The ruling stems from the European Union's Digital Markets Act, which is designed to ensure that powerful tech companies, such as Google and Apple, can't unfairly dominate markets through their size and their gatekeeping powers. In this case, the act requires Google to give third-party apps and services the same level of access to its software as it does for its own services.
"With today's measures, we want to support innovation and diversity in the European Union, enabling fair competition in the markets of AI assistants for Android...
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