Seema Amble(@seema_amble):The API wars are here, with AI apps this time. Incumbents know the value of their data and that AI startups may start rebuilding their products behind the scenes - and they’re starting to fight back. Slack just cut off API access which impacts Glean and others. Zendesk may follow. But full-on API blockades probably won’t hold. Here’s what’s more likely to happen 🧵:

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Seema Amble@seema_amble

2025.07.08 17:49

The API wars are here, with AI apps this time. Incumbents know the value of their data and that AI startups may start rebuilding their products behind the scenes - and they’re starting to fight back. Slack just cut off API access which impacts Glean and others. Zendesk may follow. But full-on API blockades probably won’t hold. Here’s what’s more likely to happen 🧵: