Tesla ends Full Self-Driving purchases, shifts to subscription-only next month
Musk's $1 trillion pay package may explain the timing
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Spotify plans US subscription price hike for early 2026
Spotify Premium currently goes for $11.99 a month
Netflix doubles down on TV gaming and social play in a bid to keep subscribers
From Pictionary to Red Dead, Netflix aims to make social gaming as seamless as watching a show
Microsoft apologizes for upselling Copilot bundles, offers refunds to millions of users
Microsoft 365 subscribers can keep their current plan or switch to a Copilot-free option
What just happened? Just days after facing a potentially costly complaint from Australian regulators, Microsoft is now seeking to resolve the issue amicably. The company has expressed regret over its failure to properly communicate information about cheaper subscription options, though authorities in Canberra could still pursue a harsh penalty.
Microsoft just reminded everyone that streaming games isn't cheap
Redmond swears Game Pass is profitable, but is it enough to cover a $300 million Call of Duty hangover?
Microsoft is testing free, ad-supported Xbox Cloud Gaming tier with time limits
Possibly launching in the coming months
Xbox Game Pass users may be canceling subscriptions in record numbers after latest price hike
Game Pass Ultimate just went up from $19.99 to $29.99
Amazon to refund $1.5 billion to customers in Prime sign-ups settlement
FTC forces major changes to Amazon Prime sign-up and cancellation process
Spotify rolls out long-promised lossless streaming to Premium subscribers
The new feature comes after years of delays
Former Bethesda exec suggests Game Pass insufficiently compensates developers
Pete Hines fears the subscription business model will impact game design
YouTube cracks down on Family Plan members outside the same household
YouTube is doing a Netflix
Sam Altman and UK government discussed giving every resident free ChatGPT+ at a cost of $2.7 billion
Higher than the $1.4 billion cost of 70 million subscriptions
FTC sues LA Fitness operators over "impossible to cancel" memberships
And that's why most people never bother
Volkswagen locks extra speed behind subscription: microtransactions for cars
£16.50 a month or £649 for a lifetime unlock
What happens to your files when you stop paying your cloud storage subscription?
How Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Dropbox treat your data when your subscription ends
Proposed "Click to Cancel" Act tackles subscription traps with clearer cancellation rules (again)
New bill aims to reinstate consumer protections for auto-renewing services
Microsoft says Game Pass is profitable, but layoffs fuel new scrutiny
The numbers may not account for the development cost of first-party games
Appeals court blocks FTC's "click-to-cancel" rule just days before rollout
Defeat of the rule leaves consumers with the status quo
Arkane founder warns Game Pass is "unsustainable" and could harm the gaming industry
Game Pass is great for players – and terrible for the industry, says Colantonio
Think before you click: Experts warn email "Unsubscribe" links pose security risks
"If you don't trust the source, why would you trust their unsubscribe link?"
Adobe will auto-switch paid subscribers to pricier AI plans next month
Adobe is doubling down on AI across its ecosystem
Google launches AI Ultra at $250, reshaping expectations for top-tier AI
Now you get YouTube Premium bundled into your expensive AI subscription
VPN service cancels customers' lifetime subscriptions after takeover, says new owners didn't know they existed
Lifetime subscriptions rarely last a lifetime
WTF?! When you see an advertisement for a "lifetime" subscription to something, always remember that it rarely means your lifetime. Those who took out lifetime subscriptions to VPNSecure discovered this when the company was taken over by new owners who promptly canceled the subs. Their excuse? They didn't know some customers had them.
FTC delays click-to-cancel rule enforcement, giving companies more time to simplify cancellations
Arduous cancellation processes aren't disappearing yet
Broadcom pressures VMware customers with cease-and-desist letters over perpetual licenses
Reaching a new low in the never-ending quest for converting everyone to a subscription