European regulators have ordered Google to open parts of Android and Search to rivals, including AI assistants and search engines. Ars Technica reports that the decision is tied to the bloc’s digital competition rules.
The order could reshape how AI competitors access platform data and distribution on Android. For smaller AI search and assistant companies, interoperability may lower barriers created by Google’s control of key user surfaces.
Google argues the changes could endanger privacy and security, setting up a familiar conflict between competition enforcement and platform-risk claims.