EU Orders Apple to Open iPhone and iPad Systems for Better Interoperability Under Digital Markets Act

The European Union on Wednesday outlined the steps that Apple must take to open up its iPhone and iPad operating systems to work better with competing technologies.

It’s the first time the EU has moved to compel a technology company to comply with the bloc’s Digital Markets Act — a wide-ranging set of regulations designed to prevent Big Tech “gatekeeper” companies from cornering markets.

After the DMA took effect a year ago, the EU’s executive Commission moved swiftly to open a raft of investigations into Big Tech companies.

Brussels also…