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🤬 Monopoly again // Pavel Durov has once again accused Apple of abusing its monopoly position. Due to the its policy, Telegram had to disable paid publishing on iOS. According to Durov, the messenger received a notice from Apple that the company was unhappy that channel owners were not paying 30% of the commission on paid publications, which had recently appeared. Durov said there was no choice but to disable this functionality on iOS. After all, it is impossible to do anything differently in a closed system. “I hope that the regulators in the EU, India and elsewhere start taking action before Apple destroys more dreams and crushes more entrepreneurs with a tax that is higher than any government-levied VAT,” said Durov. @kod_ae

🤬 Monopoly again // Pavel Durov has once again accused Apple of abusing its monopoly position. Due to the its policy, Telegram had to disable paid publishing on iOS. According to Durov, the messenger received a notice from Apple that the company was unhappy that channel owners were not paying 30% of the commission on paid publications, which had recently appeared. Durov said there was no choice but to disable this functionality on iOS. After all, it is impossible to do anything differently in a closed system. “I hope that the regulators in the EU, India and elsewhere start taking action before Apple destroys more dreams and crushes more entrepreneurs with a tax that is higher than any government-levied VAT,” said Durov. @kod_ae

🤬 Monopoly again // Pavel Durov has once again accused Apple of abusing its monopoly position. Due to the its policy, Telegram had to disable paid publishing on iOS. According to Durov, the messenger received a notice from Apple that the company was unhappy that channel owners were not paying 30% of the commission on paid publications, which had recently appeared. Durov said there was no choice but to disable this functionality on iOS. After all, it is impossible to do anything differently in a closed system. “I hope that the regulators in the EU, India and elsewhere start taking action before Apple destroys more dreams and crushes more entrepreneurs with a tax that is higher than any government-levied VAT,” said Durov. @kod_ae

🤬 Monopoly again // Pavel Durov has once again accused Apple of abusing its monopoly position. Due to the its policy, Telegram had to disable paid publishing on iOS. According to Durov, the messenger received a notice from Apple that the company was unhappy that channel owners were not paying 30% of the commission on paid publications, which had recently appeared. Durov said there was no choice but to disable this functionality on iOS. After all, it is impossible to do anything differently in a closed system. “I hope that the regulators in the EU, India and elsewhere start taking action before Apple destroys more dreams and crushes more entrepreneurs with a tax that is higher than any government-levied VAT,” said Durov. @kod_ae

🤬 Monopoly again // Pavel Durov has once again accused Apple of abusing its monopoly position. Due to the its policy, Telegram had to disable paid publishing on iOS. According to Durov, the messenger received a notice from Apple that the company was unhappy that channel owners were not paying 30% of the commission on paid publications, which had recently appeared. Durov said there was no choice but to disable this functionality on iOS. After all, it is impossible to do anything differently in a closed system. “I hope that the regulators in the EU, India and elsewhere start taking action before Apple destroys more dreams and crushes more entrepreneurs with a tax that is higher than any government-levied VAT,” said Durov. @kod_ae

🤬 Monopoly again // Pavel Durov has once again accused Apple of abusing its monopoly position. Due to the its policy, Telegram had to disable paid publishing on iOS. According to Durov, the messenger received a notice from Apple that the company was unhappy that channel owners were not paying 30% of the commission on paid publications, which had recently appeared. Durov said there was no choice but to disable this functionality on iOS. After all, it is impossible to do anything differently in a closed system. “I hope that the regulators in the EU, India and elsewhere start taking action before Apple destroys more dreams and crushes more entrepreneurs with a tax that is higher than any government-levied VAT,” said Durov. @kod_ae

So long you have your eyes on the goal, you don't see obstacles // Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has confirmed his intention to continue spending billions of dollars on developing the metaverse despite investor concerns about the current state of his company's online advertising business. @kod_ae

'The Bird Is Freed' // Elon Musk has closed the deal to acquire Twitter and become the sole owner of Twitter, after six months of public and legal wrangling over the deal. @kod_ae

Friday! Here's the morning news: // Saudi Arabian Airlines purchases 100 electric vertical take-off and landing jets https://kod.ae/0238 // Major US technology companies lost more than $3 trillion in market capitalisation over the year https://kod.ae/0239 📊 TON: $1,66 | BTC: $20,3K

🎉 Now It's Official // Pavel Durov announced the launch of a special Fragment platform that allows to buy Telegram usernames. He added that in a few days, all users will be able to sell their existing usernames on the platform: “This is just the beginning, and yet an important milestone – the power has started to shift into users' hands,” Durov emphasized. At the same time, the TON Foundation stated that usernames can be linked to personal accounts and Telegram channels. In addition, the auction platform itself is based on TON DNS. For this reason, all names are placed on the TON blockchain and “no one will ever be able to challenge the ownership rights of their owners. Interestingly, among the usernames found on the platform, one can find the names of some of the biggest UAE companies, such as @emaar(minimum bid - 1575 TON, $2430) and @damac (minimum bid - 1654 TON, $2550) @kod_ae

💸 Pay for the Unknown // Telegram bot @donate has enabled a new form of payment for exclusive content. Its authors can now issue an invoice to users for access to the publication. Until payment is made, it is hidden by the messenger's standard animation. This way of monetising their creativity will come in handy for owners of open and public channels. The feature is currently in the testing phase. @kod_ae

😡 Answer Me! // After Tuesday's global outage, India's IT Ministry has asked WhatsApp to share reasons behind the fact. @kod_ae

Thursday! Here's the morning news: // Meta's income has declined 50% in the third quarter https://kod.ae/0236 // Musk posted a video of himself walking into Twitter's HQ carrying a kitchen sink https://kod.ae/0237 📊 TON: $1,87 | BTC: $20,7K

😱 Everything Is Changing // Apple's marketing chief confirmed that the company will have to comply with an EU law that mandates electronic devices have a common charging standard, USB-C. @kod_ae

❄️Ads Winter is Coming // Google’s chief business officer said a slowdown in ads revenue growth can be in part explained by reduced ad spending by cypto companies and other financial firms. @kod_ae

Wednesday! Here's the morning news: // Musk said he is planning to close the Twitter deal by Friday https://kod.ae/0234 // The Red Sea Development Company has rebranded to Red Sea Global https://kod.ae/0235 📊 TON: $1,74 | BTC: $20,2K

😏 First-ever Metaverse Nightclub? No, Just NFTs // Promoted as the "first-ever metaverse nightclub," the venue will actually have nothing to do with the Metaverse, but rather with NFTs. @kod_ae

💰 New Rules // Apple has updated its App Store guidelines in regard to cryptocurrency trading and non-fungible tokens. Starting from today, Apps that sell NFTs and "related services", will have to go through Apple’s in-app purchase systems. @kod_ae

⚡️ WhatsApp not Working // User reports indicate problems at Whatsapp. Downdetector data shows that users started experiencing troubles with the app around 10 a.m. UAE time. When opening the app, it instantly starts showing "Connecting" indications, which usually appears when there there is no wireless connection. @kod_ae

Tuesday! Here's the morning news: // Israel prepares to start growing plants on the Moon in 2025 https://kod.ae/0232 // Google has set up a school for high-tech professionals in Israel https://kod.ae/0233 📊 TON: $1,50 | BTC: $19,3K