The EU antitrust chief will visit the United States next week: He plans to meet with CEOs of technology giants such as Apple and Nvidia to discuss digital regulation and competition policies

News from this site on January 5, according to Reuters, EU antitrust chief Margaret Vestager said today that she will meet with Apple, Google parent company Alphabet, Broadcom, CEO of technology giants such as NVIDIA.

Vestager’s advisor Christina Aiberg disclosed the specific itinerary: She will meet with Tim Ku in San Francisco and Palo Alto next Thursday and Friday local time. Gram, Sundar Pichai, Huang Jen-Hsun and others.

At the same time, her trip also included meetings with OpenAI Chief Technology Officer Mira Mulati and Chief Strategy Officer Jason Quan. This meeting will focus on European digital regulation and competition policy. Reuters reported, citing people familiar with the matter, that the European Commission may seek feedback from competitors and customers this month.

Prior to this, Apple had proposed opening up the NFC function of iPhones in response to the EU’s antitrust investigation into Apple Pay. This site has reported in detail on this matter. Apple's proposal at the time was aimed at "getting rid of regulators' concerns" rather than accepting EU antitrust charges.

The EU began to accuse Apple in 2022, claiming that Apple restricted competitors from accessing the NFC function of its own iPhone. Only Apple Pay can call the NFC payment system. This resulted in Apple giving its own payment " Privilege", preventing rivals from competing in the field of mobile payments.

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