Apple just brought its Tap to Pay technology for iPhones to a host of new European countries, including Poland, Switzerland, Finland, Hungary, Portugal and several others. This allows for contactless payments. It works with credit and debit cards, Apple Pay and a number of third-party payment platforms.<br /> That last one was once a contentious issue for Apple. The company only allowed third-party developers access to its NFC technology, which powers Tap to Pay, after EU regulators threatened it with a massive antitrust fine. Apple has even agreed to allow users to make third-party wallets their default app.<br /> This means that many European customers will now be able to access third-party payment platforms without jumping through any hoops. For instance, iPhone users in Fin [...]
Mistral AI wants to turn European AI sovereignty from a talking point into a product — one with a service-level agreement attached.The French artificial intelligence company announced Tuesday a thre [...]