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technology4 hours ago•2 min saved

YouTube Premium Price Hike Hits US Subscribers Amid Streaming Price Surge

YouTube raised US prices for Premium: individual plan to $15.99/mo (+$2), family to $26.99/mo (+$4), and student to $8.99/mo (+$1). Current subscribers will be notified at least 30 days in advance. YouTube says the increase funds a high-quality experience and creator support, while preserving ad-free viewing, background play, and YouTube Music's library; the move is part of the 'streamflation' trend as other streaming services also raised prices in 2026.

via Business Insider|

#price-increase #streamflation #subscription-pricing

business11 days ago•3 min saved

Novo Nordisk rolls out Wegovy subscription to lock in predictable GLP-1 prices

Novo Nordisk launched a multi-month Wegovy subscription for its injectable doses and the high-dose pill, offering 3-, 6-, and 12-month plans with fixed monthly prices and potential savings up to $1,200/year for the injection and $600/year for the pill, via telehealth partners; the program aims to improve adherence and pre-empt competition from Eli Lilly’s upcoming oral GLP-1, and patients can opt out anytime (not yet on NovoCare DTC).

via CNBC|

#business #glp-1 #novo-nordisk

business1 month ago•32 min saved

Sony’s RAM Crunch Drives a Monetization Pivot for PS5 Players

With RAM costs rising, Sony is reportedly weighing expanded monetization of PS5 users, potentially through PS Plus price hikes and broader live-service strategies, as part of a broader push to protect margins amid industry-wide price pressures.

via Push Square|

#business #ps-plus #ps5

artificial-intelligence2 months ago•16 min saved

Self-Help Gurus Cash In on Impersonator AI for Personal Advice

Gurus in the self-help industry are selling AI chatbots that imitate their voices and styles to offer personalized advice via subscriptions. Prices highlighted include Matthew Hussey’s Matthew AI at $39/month, Tony Robbins’ life-coach bot at $99/month (with a $0.99 14-day intro), and Gabby Bernstein’s Gabby AI at $199/year. While these bots can scale to millions of conversations, experts say they don’t truly understand users or their relationships, raising questions about effectiveness and ethics as the business model profits from impersonation and scalable access.

via Gizmodo|

#artificial-intelligence #chatbots #impersonation

technology3 months ago•92 min saved

Anthropic Restricts Third-Party Access to Claude Code Subscriptions

Anthropic's $200/month Claude Code subscription offers significantly cheaper usage than pay-as-you-go API plans, leading to workarounds like OpenCode CLI to avoid restrictions. The company prefers users to utilize their proprietary CLI to maintain control and gather data, though there are calls for them to open source it. The pricing strategy appears aimed at building ecosystem lock-in and long-term user engagement, despite criticisms of the approach and the potential for better open-source alternatives.

via Hacker News|

#anthropic #claude-code #cli-workaround

technology7 months ago•2 min saved

Streaming Services Increase Prices, Apple TV+ Boosts Value

Apple TV+ has increased its subscription price to $12.99/month, which may lead to the launch of an ad-supported tier around $6.99/month, similar to strategies used by competitors like Disney+. This move could diversify revenue streams and attract more budget-conscious consumers.

via 9to5Mac|

#ad-supported-tier #apple-tv #price-hike

technology1 year ago•3 min saved

Max to Enforce Password Sharing Crackdown Amid Price Hike

Max, formerly HBO Max, plans to crack down on password sharing, with initial messaging starting soon and stricter rules by 2025-2026. Warner Bros. Discovery aims to charge multi-household users more and may increase subscription prices. This follows Netflix's successful crackdown on password sharing, which boosted its subscriber numbers. Max currently has 110.5 million subscribers, with plans ranging from $9.99 to $20.99 per month.

via MacRumors|

#max #password-sharing #streaming-services

technology2 years ago•1 min saved

"Introducing Adobe's Affordable AI-Powered Acrobat Assistant"

Adobe has released an artificial intelligence assistant to help users understand digital documents, with monthly subscriptions starting at $4.99. The tool, available in beta for mobile and as extensions on Microsoft Edge and Google Chrome, uses a chatbot interface to locate specific information, generate summaries, and provide citations drawn from the text. Adobe plans to expand the assistant's ability to support users working with multiple documents at once.

via CNBC|

#adobe #ai-assistant #digital-documents

technology2 years ago•2 min saved

"Microsoft Unveils Windows 10 Extended Security Update Subscription Costs"

Microsoft has revealed the pricing for extended security updates on Windows 10, which will be necessary for users running the OS beyond October 2025. The pricing starts at $61 per device for the first year and doubles every year for three years, with individual users and businesses able to join the extended support program. This move is likely to encourage users to upgrade to Windows 11, which is still in full support and receiving free security updates.

via Windows Central|

#extended-support-program #microsoft #security-updates

entertainmenttech2 years ago•1 min saved

Amazon Prime Video to Introduce Ads in 2024, with Optional Ad-Free Subscription

Amazon Prime Video will introduce advertisements during shows and movies starting in early 2024, offering two tiers of subscriptions. The price of Prime membership will remain the same with ads, but an additional $2.99 per month will be required for ad-free content. The company aims to have "meaningfully fewer ads" than other streaming TV providers and plans to roll out the tiers in several countries. This move follows a trend among streaming services to implement ad-tier systems to balance subscription costs and content quality.

via NPR|

#advertisements #amazon-prime-video #content

business2 years ago•2 min saved

Peloton Shifts Focus to Subscriptions and Content in Comeback Effort

Peloton plans to relaunch its brand and focus more on fitness content rather than hardware, with the introduction of "app tiers" and a tiered membership structure. The company aims to engage new categories of customers and become a meaningful contributor of revenue for its business. Peloton will still continue to focus on hardware propagation, with the Peloton Bike+ and its sibling hardware being shown off in commercial settings. The company has also seen success selling refurbished bikes and promoting its bike leasing program.

via Gizmodo|

#app-tiers #business #fitness-content