🚗 Apple’s EV Battery Collab, Uber Eyes Expedia, EU Cyber Law
Good morning. It’s Thursday, October 17. Today we are covering:
Apple Secretly Worked With China's BYD on Long-Range EV Battery
Uber explored possible bid for Expedia in 'super app' growth push
A tough new EU cyber law is off to a messy start, with many countries failing to adopt the rules
Elon Musk's X boosts DSA info for EU users as bloc's probe of its complaint handling continues
Google asks 9th Circuit for emergency stay, says Epic ruling 'is dangerous'
Let’s dive in
Apple Secretly Worked With China's BYD on Long-Range EV Battery
By Gabrielle Coppola via Bloomberg
Apple collaborated with China's BYD on long-range EV battery technology using lithium iron phosphate cells, starting in 2017.
This partnership influenced the batteries used in current BYD vehicles, despite Apple scrapping its car project in 2024.
The battery system was designed to be safer and offer longer range than conventional EV batteries at the time.
𝕏: NEW: Apple and Chinese automotive giant BYD secretly worked together on a long range, safety focused battery system for the canceled Apple Car that influenced today’s BYD Blade Battery. - Mark Gurman (@markgurman)
Uber explored possible bid for Expedia in 'super app' growth push
By Stephen Morris via Financial Times
Uber has explored a potential takeover of Expedia, a $20bn travel booking company, to further diversify and fuel growth.
Dara Khosrowshahi, Uber’s CEO and former head of Expedia, would likely recuse himself from discussions, but no formal bid has been made yet.
The potential acquisition aligns with Uber's ambitions to become a "super app," integrating various services such as travel bookings alongside its ride-hailing, food delivery, and logistics operations.
𝕏: Uber has explored a possible bid for Expedia, the nearly $20bn US travel booking website, in what would be by far the ride-hailing company’s largest acquisition as it looks to diversify further and find new avenues for growth. - Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla)
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A tough new EU cyber law is off to a messy start, with many countries failing to adopt the rules
By Ryan Browne via CNBC
The EU's NIS 2 directive, designed to strengthen cybersecurity for essential services, is now enforceable, but many member states have failed to adopt it into national laws.
Portugal and Bulgaria are among the countries that have not started implementing the rules, raising concerns about uneven enforcement across the bloc.
Companies face significant penalties, including fines of up to €10 million or 2% of global revenues, for non-compliance, alongside potential service suspensions and stricter oversight.
Elon Musk's X boosts DSA info for EU users as bloc's probe of its complaint handling continues
By Natasha Lomas via TechCrunch
X (formerly Twitter) is updating its privacy policy for EU users to clarify their rights to appeal decisions, such as account bans and shadowbanning, under the Digital Services Act (DSA).
Elon Musk's company faces multiple DSA probes by the European Commission, particularly around complaint handling and illegal content notices, with potential fines of up to 6% of global turnover for non-compliance.
While X has been sued over shadowbanning in the Netherlands, wider enforcement of the DSA on the platform has yet to take full effect.
𝕏: The EU has warned X that it may calculate fines against the social-media platform by including revenue from Elon Musk’s other businesses. That would significantly increase the potential penalty for violating content moderation rules. - Peter Elstrom (@pelstrom)
Google asks 9th Circuit for emergency stay, says Epic ruling 'is dangerous'
By Jay Peters via The Verge
Google has asked the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to halt Judge James Donato’s ruling in the Epic v. Google case, which would require major changes to Google Play starting November 1st.
The ruling mandates that Google allow third-party app stores and alternative billing systems on Google Play, which the company argues could harm user safety, privacy, and disrupt its business relationships.
Google warns that rushing these changes could introduce significant security risks to over 100 million Android users and create chaos for developers and device manufacturers.
𝕏: “Google asks 9th Circuit for emergency stay, says Epic ruling ‘is dangerous’” Man, some folks love this phrase. My AI shows it was a recent vernacular and traced it to a precise group. It is interesting. Get used to it thought the AI has a prediction. - Brian Roemmele (@BrianRoemmele)
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