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Spotify says Apple’s plan to comply with EU regulation ‘farce’

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Spotify says Apple’s plan to comply with EU regulation ‘farce’

[ad_1] Spotify said that Apple's new plan to comply with the European Union's Digital Markets Act (DMA) is “a complete and total farce.” From early March, developers will be able to offer alternative app stores on iPhones and opt out of using Apple's in-app payment system, which charges commissions of up to 30%, under the bloc's new rules.However, developers will still be required to pay a "core technology fee" of 50 euro cents per user account per year under Apple's new EU regime. "From the beginning, Apple has been clear that they didn't like the idea of abiding by the DMA. So they've formulated an undesirable alternative to the status quo," the music streaming-giant said on Friday. Spotify said it would have to pay a 17% commission if it stays in the App Store and offers its own in-a...

EU parliament set to wield regulation hammer on AI; Know how it affects tech like ChatGPT-key takeaways

[ad_1] Yesterday, May 10, Google I/O 2023 keynote saw a surprise move being made. More than half of the entire event was around how Google is planning to bring artificial intelligence to its various products and services. And Google is not alone. Many major businesses are heavily investing in AI technology to bring it to the forefront of their offerings, and it can be concerning because, with all the progress, the regulatory framework, or the rules around the issue, has taken a back seat. But European Union has different plans as it has already begun drafting an ambitious Artificial Intelligence Act, which could be the first of its kind.How things changedThe draft was initially written two years ago, but the technology has moved in a different direction and the 108-page long draft falls...

iPhone and iPad to get other app stores! Apple to open up its ecosystem

[ad_1] Apple is rumoured to redesign its iOS and iPadOS to third party app stores. Here are all the details. iPhones and iPads have long restricted their users to the App Store for all app and games downloads. However, this could be changing soon with the new EU regulations, probably with iOS 17. The iPhone and iPad could get to see a third-party app store other than Apple's own App Store soon. No official confirmation on this decision comes yet but leaks suggest this could initially be available to the 27 countries initially following the EU regulations and may expand to other regions.In a recent tweet, Mark Gurman sharing one his stories for Bloomberg says, “Apple is preparing to allow alternative app stores and side-loading on iOS — along with a slew of other changes to make the iP...