BRUSSELS: Apple has won an exemption for iMessage and its Microsoft Bing search engine from new EU tech rules after the companies convinced antitrust authorities that their services are not gateways for businesses to reach end users. The European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), which comes into effect in three weeks, requires Microsoft, Apple, Alphabet’s Google, Amazon, Meta Platforms and ByteDance to allow third-party apps or app stores on their platforms and make it easier for people to switch competitors. Companies are also prohibited from favoring their services over their…

Apple Inc.’s iMessage and Microsoft Corp.’s Bing search engine, Edge web browser, and Advertising service will be exempt from the stringent new regulations imposed by the European Union to control the activities of major technology platforms. The investigation concluded that the services do not have a dominant enough position to be regulated under the EU Digital Market Act, the European Commission announced on Tuesday. Apple and Microsoft said they were pleased with the decision in separate statements after the announcement. The decision by EU regulators is a win for the…

US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Commissioner Brendan Carr on Tuesday sought an investigation into Apple over the Beeper Mini app, which briefly enabled messaging interoperability between iOS and Android. During the “State of the Net Conference,” Carr said the regulator should determine whether Apple’s move is “compliant with the FCC’s Part 14 rules” on accommodating users with disabilities. “I asked the FCC to investigate whether Apple violated our Part 14 rules by blocking Beeper Mini — the app that enabled iOS and Android messaging to work together,” he wrote to…