Plex is tripling the price of a lifetime pass to $750 after doubling it last year
… Again, the annual subscription costs double what it did last March. …
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You’re about to feel the AI money squeeze
… Add this all up, and big AI companies are at a transition point: they’ve attracted huge numbers of users by offering free access, and now they need to keep those users while charging a lot more. “On one hand, they want to see more tokens being generated but they have to either suck up the costs, wh… …
This could be Windows’ M1 moment — but expect it to cost a ton
… One of those costs about $4,700. …
Xbox and PlayStation have to prove they’re worth their new price tags
… The company’s largest live-service investment was spending $3.6 billion to acquire Destiny developer Bungie in 2022. …
‘We Are Xbox’: read the memo defining Microsoft’s gaming future
… Pricing is getting harder for people to keep up with. And core experiences like search, discovery, social, and personalization still feel too fragmented. Developers and publishers are asking for more, too: better tools, better insights, and a platform that helps them grow faster. …
Valve says it’s ready to launch the Steam Machine this summer
… But in February, the company announced that the ongoing memory and storage crunch had forced it to revisit its pricing and shipping plans. …
The cost of the smart home is going up
… The rising costs of smart home ownership Then there’s the other challenge. …
Energy
… A draft pledge obtained by Politico earlier this month describes a voluntary pact to cover the costs of new energy infrastructure. …
The SpaceX IPO is a trillion-dollar gamble on the future of space
… That’s all without mentioning the astronomically higher costs that come when humans are being launched as well. …
Subnautica 2 launches soon after lengthy legal dispute
… Despite all of that, two developers on the Unknown Worlds team say that they’ve just been pushing through it. …