Tech group must make concessions to comply with Digital Markets Act or be hit by escalating levies from Thursday

Apple Inc. (AAPL) is engaged in last-minute discussions with the European Commission in a bid to sidestep more penalties, as it works to align its App Store operations with the requirements of the Digital Markets Act (DMA).

The report doesn’t dive into specifics on what changes Apple might announce in the EU. One possibility is that Apple updates its App Store rules to allow links to external payments without any prohibitions, as it has also been forced to do in the US as part of its ongoing dispute with Epic Games. Apple, of course, is appealing that ruling.