News Summary

• The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published strengthened proposals on Wednesday.
• It would require Google to include AI assistants on its Android and Chrome choice screens, provided they meet technical and security criteria.
• Comments on the new proposals are due by October 9, with a final decision expected by the end of the year.
• The user choice rules are the last outstanding piece of the package that the CMA proposed in January.
• It has already imposed publisher controls over AI features on June 3, and fair ranking and data portability requirements on June 17.