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A court in Rome has ruled that Netflix must reimburse Italian subscribers for price increases imposed between 2017 and 2023 without proper consent. The decision, which could...

The iTunes Blueprint: How a 99-Cent Song Built Apple’s $100 Billion Services Empire

Twenty-three years ago, Apple convinced the music industry to let customers buy individual songs for 99 cents. It was, at the time, a radical proposition — one that cannibali...

T-Mobile Ties Device Discounts to Premium Plans Amid Market Shifts

T-Mobile has recently made adjustments to how it handles discounts on smartphones and other devices, sparking discussions among customers and industry observers. These modificat...

Your New Vizio TV Won’t Work Properly Unless You Hand Over Your Data to Walmart

Buy a Vizio television in 2026, plug it in, and try to use its smart features. You'll hit a wall — specifically, a Walmart account login screen. No account, no apps. No strea...

AT&T’s Quiet Price Hike: How Another $3 a Month Reveals the Wireless Industry’s Inflation Playbook

AT&T is raising prices again. Starting in April 2026, the carrier will tack on an additional $3 per month to each line on its unlimited wireless plans, a move that will hit m...

AT&T’s $12-a-Line Price Hike on Legacy Plans Is a Calculated Bet That Longtime Customers Won’t Leave

AT&T is raising prices again. Not on its newest plans — on the old ones, the ones millions of customers have clung to for years precisely because they were cheaper. Starting...

The Washington Post Is Using Reader Data to Set Subscription Prices. Here’s What That Means.

The Washington Post is experimenting with dynamic pricing for its digital subscriptions — adjusting what readers pay based on behavioral data the paper collects about them. I...

Adobe’s $4.95 Million Settlement Over Hidden Cancellation Fees Exposes the Dark Economics of Subscription Traps

Adobe will pay $4.95 million to settle a federal lawsuit that accused the software giant of burying early termination fees deep within its subscription sign-up process — char...

AT&T’s New Plan Tiers Explained: Value Plus, Extra, and Premium 2 Reshape Wireless Pricing

AT&T just overhauled its consumer wireless lineup, and the changes matter more than a typical carrier rebrand. The new structure—Value Plus, Extra, and Premium 2—replaces the...

T-Mobile’s New ‘Better Value’ Plan: What Industry Pros Need to Know About the $50 Unlimited Offer

T-Mobile just made its cheapest play yet for budget-conscious wireless customers. The carrier introduced a new tier called the Better Value plan, priced at $50 per month for...

YouTube Tests 30-Second Unskippable Ads to Push Premium Subscriptions

Google has long pursued ways to boost subscriptions for its YouTube Premium service, and recent moves suggest the company is intensifying efforts to make the ad-free experience...

T-Mobile’s Latest Pixel Promotion: Free Devices, Earbuds, and the Contractual Reality

Mobile carriers have long engaged in a battle of subsidies, but T-Mobile’s recent promotional strategy for Google’s Pixel lineup marks a distinct shift in how hardware is bun...

Duolingo’s Ad Blitz Backfires: How Aggressive Monetization Sent the Language App’s Stock Into a Tailspin

Duolingo Inc., the Pittsburgh-based language-learning platform that turned a cartoon owl into one of the most recognizable mascots in tech, is learning a painful lesson about...

T-Mobile’s Galaxy S26 Ultra Pre-Order Deal Signals a New Front in the Carrier Subsidy Wars

Before Samsung has even officially announced its next flagship smartphone, T-Mobile has already drawn first blood in what promises to be an aggressive carrier battle over the...

1Password Just Raised Its Prices Again — And Users Are Scrambling for Alternatives

For years, 1Password has been the gold standard among password managers, the kind of product that security-conscious professionals and families adopted without much deliberat...

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