Google just made big changes to Gemini usage limits
… Usage limits for those on the $20-a-month AI Pro plan will be four times as high as standard limits, while $250-a-month AI Ultra plans will boast 20 times the standard usage limits. …
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Flat-rate AI plans are broken. Blame AI agents
… Of course, the big AI providers are responding in kind, frantically adjusting and readjusting the usage limits on their flat-rate plans–sometimes invisibly–as hoards of everyday AI users unleash armies of AI agents on their desktops. …
GitHub Copilot's price shakeup could end cheap AI coding as we know it
… As Anthropic’s Head of Growth Amol Avasare recently said, AI agents that “run for hours weren’t a thing” when inexpensive flat-rate plans like Claude Pro first came on the scene, adding that its current flat-rate plans which likely employ usage formulas similar to GitHub's PRU system "weren’t built… …
Flat-rate AI plans are cracking, and Claude Code could be the next victim
… But following GitHub's recent decision to suspend signups for its own flat-rate Copilot plans as well as pull Claude Opus access from its $10/month Pro plan, the writing seems to be on the wall: Big changes are coming to individual AI plans, and agent-focused features like code and desktop AI assis… …
AI Isn’t Optional Anymore – Here’s How to Actually Use It
… News Analysis GitHub Copilot's price shakeup could end cheap AI coding as we know it We’re seeing the beginning of the end for flat-rate AI plans, starting with GitHub switching to usage-based pricing for its Copilot AI plans. …
The $20 AI subscription era has become untenable
… Microsoft-owned GitHub is the most visible AI provider to have burst this particular AI bubble as I wrote Tuesday , switching all its flat-rate plans to much more expensive usage-based models while say out loud what everyone’s been thinking: the current crop of “Plus,” “Pro,” and “Max” AI plans are… …
Your Windows 11 PC is slower than it should be. Here's what to check
… AI, Copilot, and Snapshots Microsoft is equipping Windows with more and more AI features. The Copilot button has been visible in the Edge web browser for some time, and Microsoft 365 Copilot is now available as a standalone app. Microsoft has also built AI features into the Windows Editor and Paint. …
Microsoft's secret 'Windows K2' project aims to fix what users hate most
Back in March, Microsoft promised to make fundamental changes to Windows 11 to make the operating system faster and better. It was reported that, in order to regain users' trust, the company even intended to scale back its focus on AI features. …
Windows 11 is packed with AI now. Here’s how to take back control
… Using AI should be your choice To be clear, I have nothing against AI tools. I experiment with AI all the time! As a tech writer, how could I not? But that doesn't mean I want every app full of AI features, nor do I want AI features forced upon me. …
Inside Project Nova, Firefox's biggest redesign in years
… That's when they start making changes that aren't in the user's best interest," Varma said. "We don't have any other goal at Firefox beyond , other than to build the best browser and preserve an open Internet." Mozilla does use AI tools to build Firefox, Varma acknowledged. …