The EU is forcing Google to open Android to rival AI and share its search data
Google will have to let rival AI assistants run on Android the way its own Gemini does. It must also hand some of its search data to competitors. The European Commission set out both requirements on Thursday. The two decisions fall under the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), the Commission said. The law forces “gatekeeper” […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Published: 16 July 2026
Source: The Next Web AI
Category: News
Topics: Regulation
Retrieved: 17 July 2026
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