[Thread]: After Bill Gross' 2015 hostile takeover attempt, Twitter locked the API and limited third-party clients to 100K users until Dorsey's return (@rabble)

@rabble:
[Thread]: After Bill Gross' 2015 hostile takeover attempt, Twitter locked the API and limited third-party clients to 100K users until Dorsey's return  —  Twitter is important, but it's always been vulnerable as a company. When Twitter does something which upsets the community of users, it is often due to this vulnerability. Let me tell you a little known story about an earlier time a billionaire tried a hostile takeover of twitter

Apple, others face shipment delays as China COVID curbs squeeze suppliers: Analysts

Shipments of some Apple products, as well as Dell and Lenovo laptops are likely to face delays if China's COVID-19 lockdowns persist, analysts said, as curbs force assemblers to shut down and closed-loop arrangements get harder to maintain. https://ift.tt/Whi3owf

China bans livestreaming of unauthorized video games, particularly of overseas games or competitions that have not been approved (Reuters)

Reuters:
China bans livestreaming of unauthorized video games, particularly of overseas games or competitions that have not been approved  —  China said on Friday the livestreaming of unauthorised video games was banned, signalling stricter enforcement of rules as part of its broad crackdown …

Apple criticises Meta for up to 47.5% commission on VR purchases

On Monday, Meta announced it would take an additional 17.5% cut from goods sold in "Horizon Worlds" after taking a 30% platform fee for being on the Meta Quest Store. https://ift.tt/uStVIxz

Tech billionaires earning more while paying less taxes: Report

The report, which scanned secret Internal Revenue Service (IRS) files, revealed the top US income-earners and how their tax rates vary more than their incomes. https://ift.tt/dQ0IBEC

Rapido, whose bike taxi service is available in about 100 Indian cities, raises a $180M Series D led by Swiggy, at a $800M valuation (Manish Singh/TechCrunch)

Manish Singh / TechCrunch:
Rapido, whose bike taxi service is available in about 100 Indian cities, raises a $180M Series D led by Swiggy, at a $800M valuation  —  Swiggy has led a $180 million financing round into bike taxi startup Rapido as the Indian food delivery giant looks to broaden its fleet network across the country, the two firms said on Friday.