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Spotify Technology SA plans to raise the price of its popular audio service in several key markets for the second time in a year, a crucial step toward reaching long-term profitability.

YouTube Premium has been expanded to ten new countries. The paid tier of the popular video-streaming giant was already available in a large number of regions, but Google has now expanded further, bringing the total number of countries with an option to purchase the subscription to 100. Alongside its basic subscription tiers, the tech giant has also...

The company aims to boost ad-supported plan adoption by discontinuing the no-ads Basic plan in countries with the ad tier introduction.

Netflix is raising its subscription prices in the US, the UK, and France. In the US, the ad-supported basic plan is going up from $9.99 (about Rs. 832) to $11.99 (about Rs. 998), while the Premium tier jumps from $19.99 (about Rs. 1,664) to $22.99 (about Rs. 1,914). Netflix also confirmed that despite the public outcry regarding its crackdown on pa...

Netflix has removed its basic plan in the US and UK, which allowed users to watch shows and movies without commercials, as a means for the company to draw more subscribers to its ad-supported tier. The company said on its website the $9.99-a-month (about Rs. 820) basic plan would no longer be available for new or rejoining members. Users who are al...

ChatGPT, an OpenAI chatbot, has reportedly begun offering a Professional Plan to its users for $42 (roughly Rs. 3,400) per month. The company has yet to make an official announcement. However, earlier this month, OpenAI posted a waitlist for a professional tier with listed benefits.

Twitter CEO Elon Musk tweeted on Saturday that a higher priced subscription of the social media platform will not carry advertisements. Twitter earns nearly 90 percent of its revenue from selling digital ads and Musk recently attributed a "massive drop in revenue" to rights organizations that have pressured brands to pause their Twitter ads.

Elon Musk on Tuesday said that Twitter's basic blue check mark subscription service will slash the number of ads displayed to users by half, and the service could offer a higher tier with no ads in 2023. The company's new owner also responded to a user stating that legacy verified accounts would lose their check marks in the coming months.

PlayStation is holding a free online multiplayer weekend, the company confirmed in a tweet. From December 10 to December 11, players will be able to access online multiplayer modes on PS4 and PS5 games, without having to pay for a PS Plus subscription. The lowest tier (Essential) PS Plus subscription costs Rs. 499, and offers free multiplayer acces...

Netflix will begin charging users who share their passwords in five countries, according to a report. Users in Argentina, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras who use an account in different homes will see a prompt to “add a home” for an additional charge. Netflix says that users share their login information with more t...

Google Nest Cam (battery) and Nest Aware service have been launched in India by Tata Play. The new Google Nest offerings are available under the Tata Play Secure+ package.

Netflix is ready to “experiment” with a lower pricing tier than its current basic plan, the company’s chief product officer Greg Peters said on Tuesday’s earnings call.

Spotify Technology SA plans to raise the price of its popular audio service in several key markets for the second time in a year, a crucial step toward reaching long-term profitability.

YouTube Premium has been expanded to ten new countries. The paid tier of the popular video-streaming giant was already available in a large number of regions, but Google has now expanded further, bringing the total number of countries with an option to purchase the subscription to 100. Alongside its basic subscription tiers, the tech giant has also...

The company aims to boost ad-supported plan adoption by discontinuing the no-ads Basic plan in countries with the ad tier introduction.

Netflix is raising its subscription prices in the US, the UK, and France. In the US, the ad-supported basic plan is going up from $9.99 (about Rs. 832) to $11.99 (about Rs. 998), while the Premium tier jumps from $19.99 (about Rs. 1,664) to $22.99 (about Rs. 1,914). Netflix also confirmed that despite the public outcry regarding its crackdown on pa...

Netflix has removed its basic plan in the US and UK, which allowed users to watch shows and movies without commercials, as a means for the company to draw more subscribers to its ad-supported tier. The company said on its website the $9.99-a-month (about Rs. 820) basic plan would no longer be available for new or rejoining members. Users who are al...

ChatGPT, an OpenAI chatbot, has reportedly begun offering a Professional Plan to its users for $42 (roughly Rs. 3,400) per month. The company has yet to make an official announcement. However, earlier this month, OpenAI posted a waitlist for a professional tier with listed benefits.

Twitter CEO Elon Musk tweeted on Saturday that a higher priced subscription of the social media platform will not carry advertisements. Twitter earns nearly 90 percent of its revenue from selling digital ads and Musk recently attributed a "massive drop in revenue" to rights organizations that have pressured brands to pause their Twitter ads.

Elon Musk on Tuesday said that Twitter's basic blue check mark subscription service will slash the number of ads displayed to users by half, and the service could offer a higher tier with no ads in 2023. The company's new owner also responded to a user stating that legacy verified accounts would lose their check marks in the coming months.

PlayStation is holding a free online multiplayer weekend, the company confirmed in a tweet. From December 10 to December 11, players will be able to access online multiplayer modes on PS4 and PS5 games, without having to pay for a PS Plus subscription. The lowest tier (Essential) PS Plus subscription costs Rs. 499, and offers free multiplayer acces...

Netflix will begin charging users who share their passwords in five countries, according to a report. Users in Argentina, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras who use an account in different homes will see a prompt to “add a home” for an additional charge. Netflix says that users share their login information with more t...

Google Nest Cam (battery) and Nest Aware service have been launched in India by Tata Play. The new Google Nest offerings are available under the Tata Play Secure+ package.

Netflix is ready to “experiment” with a lower pricing tier than its current basic plan, the company’s chief product officer Greg Peters said on Tuesday’s earnings call.