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Apple strikes talent and IP deal with virtual avatar startup Animato (9to5mac.com)

2026-05-19 | by Marcus Mendes | get Meta Quest 2 VR Headset → | tags: apple, animato, virtual avatars

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Apple backs Google after EU orders Android be opened up to AI rivals (engadget.com)

2026-05-14 | by Mariella Moon | get Android Open Source Project → | tags: google, android, european union

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Apple warns EU against forcing Google to open Android to AI rivals (9to5mac.com)

2026-05-13 | by Marcus Mendes | get Android Open Source Kit → | tags: apple, android, google

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Epic Games Store launches on iPhone in Japan, but not one developer has signed on (techspot.com)

2026-05-01 | get Epic Games Store iPhone App → | tags: epic games store, iphone, japan

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EU is considering new rules for cloud and AI under the Digital Markets Act (techspot.com)

2026-04-30 | get AI Ethics and Privacy Book → | tags: digital markets act, alphabet, amazon

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EU tells Google to open up AI on Android; Google says that's "unwarranted intervention" (arstechnica.com)

2026-04-27 | get Android Open Source Project → | tags: google, android, european commission

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Microsoft says the ‘idea’ of an Xbox mobile store ‘is not dead’ (theverge.com)

2026-04-22 | by Tom Warren | get Xbox Mobile Store Guide → | tags: xbox, microsoft, digital markets act

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Apple ignores DMA interoperability requests and contradicts own documentation (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-21 | get Apple MagSafe Charger → | tags: digital markets act, apple, interoperability

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The European Commission wants Google to share search engine data with competitors (engadget.com)

2026-04-16 | get Google Search Data Access Kit → | tags: google, digital markets act, search engine data

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2026-03-31 | by Marcus Mendes | get Apple Notification Privacy Kit → | tags: apple, ios 26.5, live activities

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iOS 26.5 adds Live Activities support for third-party accessories in the EU (9to5mac.com)

2026-03-30 | by Marcus Mendes | get Live Activities iOS SDK → | tags: ios 26.5, apple maps, accessoryliveactivities

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Google’s Developer Registration Decree: A Threat to Android’s Open Future? (techreport.com)

2026-03-26 | by Monica J. White | get Android Open Source Kit → | tags: google, android, f-droid

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TV giants say Google and Amazon have too much power over your content picks (androidauthority.com)

2026-03-24 | get Amazon Fire TV Stick → | tags: google tv, amazon fire tv, samsung tizen

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Google might reshuffle search results to try to dodge fines in the EU (theverge.com)

2026-02-26 | by Stevie Bonifield | get Search Engine → | tags: google eu antitrust, google flights, european commission

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Move over, Apple: Meet the alternative app stores available in the EU and elsewhere (techcrunch.com)

2026-02-22 | by Sarah Perez | get Ecosystem → | tags: apple app store, european union, digital markets act