These fairly new tech regulations in the EU have already impacted Apple in a number of major ways. Most notably, Apple was forced to allow third-party app stores on its iOS devices, like iPhone, which would compete with its own official App Store.

European regulators want Apple to open up device pairing, notifications and more to other companies' products.

The European Union has opened two "specification proceedings" on Apple under the bloc's Digital Markets Act (DMA) that will see it instructing the iPhone maker on how to comply with certain interoperability provisions in the market fairness regulation.

Following the release of its milestone operating systems, Apple has started offering the first public betas of iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and macOS Sequoia 15.1 to download, complete with Apple Intelligence support.

OS 18.1 public beta 1 has rolled out, allowing non-developers to try Apple Intelligence features on compatible iPhones for the first time.

Apple Intelligence's first-wave features, released Thursday, offer only modest improvements that left me excited for the future, but also impatient for it. Why it matters: AI features are shaping up as a key differentiator in choosing a smartphone or computer,