Welcome to the Tech Meam Ride Home for Monday, March 11th, 2024. I'm Brian McCullough.

Today, Epic got Apple to Blink, Sam Altman got back on Open Eyes Board of Directors, Reddit finally gets to IPO.

Elon Musk says X. AI is going to open source Grock, and once again, you won't believe the degree to which your car and

your driving is the new data treasure trove for companies to monetize. Here's what you

miss today in the world of tech. This is one of those Mondays where I have to catch you up on some things from last Friday

before they go down the memory hall.

First, Epic said Apple has reinstated its developer account clearing the way for

Epic Games to have a game store in the EU. Tim Sweeney says the move was followed by a swift EU inquiry so Apple blinked 100% but also

Again didn't they just bring this on themselves quoting 9 to 5 Mac? Here's what Epic Games says in a new update to their

blog post from Wednesday. Apple has told us and committed to the European Commission

that they will reinstate our developer account. This sends a strong signal to developers that the

European Commission will act swiftly to enforce the Digital Markets Act and hold

gatekeepers accountable. We are moving forward as planned to launch the

Epic Games store and bring Fortn back to IOS in Europe.

Onward, end quote.

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney added this color on X.

The DMA went through its first major challenge with Apple banning

Epic Games Sweden from competing with the App Store and the DMA just had its

first major victory following a swift inquiry by the European Commission

Apple notified the Commission and Epic that it would relent and restore our access to bring back Fortnite and launch Epic Games store in Europe under the DMA law.

A big win for European rule of law,

for the European Commission,

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