OpenAI now wants ChatGPT to access your bank accounts
…including any active subscriptions. Users can also ask it to help with financial decisions like buying a house or signing up for credit cards and flag any changes in spending habits. [Image…
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Writers are fleeing the Substack Tax
…Unlike some of its biggest rivals, Substack takes a 10 percent cut of total subscription revenue. That tax may not seem substantial at first, but it quickly adds up as creators gain…
Google’s taking a big swing at AI health with the Fitbit Air
…The Fitbit Premium subscription? That’s also being rebranded as Google Health Premium, though the price won’t change. To top it all off, its AI-powered Health Coach is leaving beta…
Texas sues Netflix for advertising ‘bait and switch’ and spying
…In the lawsuit, Paxton claims Netflix drove up subscriptions by promoting its platform as an “escape from Big Tech surveillance.” But that changed when Netflix introduced an ad-supported streaming plan in…
Amazon’s new plan for games: James Bond and AI Snoop Dogg
…content/uploads/sites/2/2026/06/CC_Snoop-Luna-Details-Screenshot_04_Final_1920x1080_CT-000020746.jpg?quality=90&strip=all] Part of that newfound focus comes from a structural change, as…
Microsoft’s new Xbox chief starts making her mark
…Netflix co-CEO Greg Peters told The Information last month that he and Sharma had “kicked around ideas” for partnering on subscription bundles. While new Game Pass bundles could help grow subscription…
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…The New York Times and Reuters report that a memo was sent to Meta employees on Monday reassigning 7,000 of them, and said that “As org leaders worked on the changes…
Google’s AI future demands trust — and your personal data
…https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/05/monday-brief-spark.png?quality=90&strip=all] Google first started dipping into personalization in 2024, when it integrated Gemini into…
‘We Are Xbox’: read the memo defining Microsoft’s gaming future
…They expect more content in familiar places, want to shape the worlds they play in, and want to create and socialize together, not just play together. > These changes are…
Xbox and PlayStation have to prove they’re worth their new price tags
…https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/247361_PS5_Pro_VPavic_182.jpg.webp?quality=90&strip=all] The other issue is the games themselves. Like much of…