US Stock Market Move | Apple Inc. (AAPL.US) falls nearly 3%, new version of Siri AI will be absent from EU iPhone/iPad platforms.

On Tuesday, Apple Inc. (AAPL.US) fell by nearly 3%, closing at $292.75. In terms of news, Apple Inc. stated on Monday that it had proposed a customized solution for the European Union aimed at making Siri AI comply with the requirements of the EU's Digital Markets Act, while also protecting user privacy by restricting the data accessible to virtual assistants. However, the European Commission has not accepted any of their proposed solutions in the past few months, so Siri AI will not be able to launch in the EU market with iOS 27 or iPadOS 27. Reports indicate that the core conflict lies in the EU's mandatory "interoperability obligation." The European Commission stated that Apple Inc. fundamentally cannot develop a solution that meets both interoperability and EU's basic privacy and security standards. An EU spokesperson bluntly said, "Apple Inc. has not made any effort to find a compliant solution but has instead applied directly to the European Commission for an exemption from its interoperability obligations, which is clearly not feasible. The decision not to launch this tool in the EU market is entirely Apple Inc.'s own." Market analysts say that as one of the most important consumer electronics markets in the world, Apple Inc.'s "neutering" of core AI functions in the EU market is a reluctant move, but also reflects the irreconcilable game between global tech giants and local regulatory laws when it comes to deploying artificial intelligence. If they cannot overcome the red lines of European digital antitrust and data privacy, Apple Inc.'s attractiveness in the European market may face an unprecedented test in their hardware ecosystem.