Many rapid delivery startups, which surged during the pandemic, have either retreated or shut down after struggling to make the economics work (Arielle Pardes/Wired)

Arielle Pardes / Wired:
Many rapid delivery startups, which surged during the pandemic, have either retreated or shut down after struggling to make the economics work  —  Companies that promise groceries delivered in 15 minutes surged during the pandemic—but are now in retreat.  —  It took only eight months for Jokr …

Government plans to make tech companies pay for using content from news publishers

The Indian government is planning to make Big Tech pay publishers for using their content on their respective platforms, as other countries aim to create a revenue-sharing bridge between internet companies like Google and Facebook and digital news publishers. https://ift.tt/Xc4QrYA

Experts say a ruling against Twitter in its lawsuit against content removal orders in India could let the government censor a wide swath of platforms and sites (Vittoria Elliott/Wired)

Vittoria Elliott / Wired:
Experts say a ruling against Twitter in its lawsuit against content removal orders in India could let the government censor a wide swath of platforms and sites  —  A ruling against the company could allow the government to censor a wide swath of platforms and set a global precedent.

As China builds up its vast surveillance and security apparatus, it is running up against growing public unease about data security and privacy in the country (New York Times)

New York Times:
As China builds up its vast surveillance and security apparatus, it is running up against growing public unease about data security and privacy in the country  —  Beijing's swift move to censor news about one of the largest known data breaches shows keen awareness of how major security lapses can harm its credibility.

Taiwan accuses Chinese Apple supplier of stealing commercial secrets

Taiwanese prosecutors on Friday accused a Chinese Apple Inc supplier of stealing commercial secrets from a Taiwanese supplier and poaching its workforce to win orders from the U.S. company, saying it had charged 14 people. https://ift.tt/RTDFGwi

Celsius CEO said in a court filing that his company was owed $439M by a "private lending platform" that sources say is specialist finance company EquitiesFirst (Kadhim Shubber/Financial Times)

Kadhim Shubber / Financial Times:
Celsius CEO said in a court filing that his company was owed $439M by a “private lending platform” that sources say is specialist finance company EquitiesFirst  —  Specialist finance group owes $439mn to digital assets lender  —  A mysterious debtor to Celsius Network referenced …