Tim Cook and EU Tech Chief Hold Virtual Meeting over Siri AI
The talks focused on Apple’s proposal to delay interoperability while it seeks approval to launch Siri AI in the bloc without triggering DMA fines.
- Apple CEO Tim Cook held a virtual meeting today with Henna Virkkunen, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission, to address the delayed launch of Siri in the European Union.
- The Digital Markets Act prompted Apple to delay Siri's EU rollout; the company proposed an 18-month transition plan with a 'Trusted System Agent' for interoperability, which the European Commission rejected.
- European Commission spokesman Thomas Regnier shot back, saying he needed to "set the record straight": "absolutely nothing in the DMA prohibits Apple from introducing new products in the European Union."
- Following the meeting, an EU spokesperson described a "constructive exchange on topics of common interest, on which the work continues," signaling both parties seek resolution.
- No timeline exists for Siri's availability in the European Union, though Apple vowed to "continue working to bring these features to the European Union as safely as possible.
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der Standard DEAfter the stalemate, Tim Cook takes a personal turn: a virtual crisis meeting with the EU top is supposed to save Siri AI's launch in Europe
The head of technology of the European Union (EU), Henna Virkkunen, had constructive conversations with Apple's director-president, Tim Cook, this week, informed a European Commission spokesman on Wednesday (1st), after both sides disagreed about the launch of Siri with artificial intelligence in Europe. EU regulators and Apple exchanged criticism last month because of the competition rules that, according to the US company, prevented the releas…
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