Writers are fleeing the Substack Tax
…charging more for their subscriptions. A calculator on Substack’s own website estimates that for a newsletter charging $10 per month with 400 subscribers, the total monthly cost — including the platform’s…
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Valve explains why it isn’t subsidizing the Steam Machine
…Valve is essentially selling the Steam Machine at cost: “The cost of the product is basically the cost of the components and what it takes to make it,” Valve’s Lawrence Yang…
Pebblebee’s Halo can help track lost items and keep you safe, and it’s on sale for $50
…If you’d like to send your real-time location to multiple contacts at once, you’ll need Pebblebee’s Alert Live subscription (which costs $24.99 a year), but the good…
Fitbit’s Charge 6 and Ace LTE are now as cheap as the new $100 Air
…If you pay for a $9.99 monthly (or $99.99 annual) subscription, you’ll also gain access to Google’s surprisingly useful AI-powered Health Coach, which can create personalized fitness…
Verizon’s ‘Simplicity’ flat-rate plan starts at $30 per month for new customers
…Customers can tack on a home internet plan for $35 per month, as well as bundle streaming services like Netflix, Disney Plus, Hulu, and HBO Max at an added cost. Verizon notes…
Waymo introduces $30-a-month premium tier for riders who want faster pickups
…Waymo has been surveying its current users about a potential subscription service. The Driverless Digest’s Harry Campbell got ahold of a survey asking about a potential Waymo membership program, with potential…
Snapchat
…Snapchat creators will also soon be able to offer creator subscriptions to other users. Snap’s Direct Revenue Business Reaches $1B Annualized Revenue Run Rate as Subscription Community Surpasses 25 Million Snapchatters…
The Steam Machine is the start of an even more expensive future for game consoles
…Game consoles are getting regular price hikes, PC components are spiking in cost, and the golden age of affordable handhelds is over, all largely due to the global RAM shortage, which has…
You’re about to feel the AI money squeeze
…So if the users wanted its Claude AI to power their popular agents, they’d have to start paying handsomely for the privilege. “Our subscriptions weren’t built for the usage…
Nintendo is raising Switch 2 prices
…Starting September 1st, the Switch 2 will cost $499.99 in the US, up from its current $449.99 price. At the same time, prices will also increase by $50 in Canada…