Apple becomes the first target of new EU digital competition rules aimed at big tech

LONDON (AP) – European Union regulators on Monday issued their first charges under the bloc’s new law regulation of digital competitionaccusing Apple of preventing app creators from directing users to cheaper options outside of its App Store. The European Commission said that according to preliminary findings of its investigation, restrictions the iPhone maker places on … Read more

Spider-Man hacker uses Apple Vision Pro to spawn 100 VR spiders

The Vision Pro glitch threw spiders into your VR space Ryan Pickren A well-known security researcher with a history of finding bugs in Apple products has revealed the truest exploits of the bugs: filling the virtual workspace of Apple Vision Pro users with hundreds of live spiders. The exploit, which could be executed remotely and … Read more

Apple App Store policies are charged under new EU competition law

Apple is imposing unfair restrictions on app developers for its App Store in defiance of a new European Union law aimed at encouraging competition in the technology industry, regulators in Brussels said on Monday. Apple is the first company to be accused of violating the Digital Markets Act, a law passed in 2022 that gives … Read more

Apple’s App Store violates EU digital markets law

People walk past an Apple Store on March 25, 2024 in Berlin, Germany.

Months after opening a non-compliance case against Apple and the Digital Markets Act (DMA), the European Commission has shared its preliminary findings with Apple. And the bottom line is that the current App Store rules are in violation of the DMA. Confirmed violations of the DMA can lead to fines of up to 10% of … Read more