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7 new titles confirmed for Xbox Game Pass in March

New headline titles added to Xbox Game Pass in March 2024 include Warhammer 40,000 Boltgun, SpongeBob SquarePants, and MLB The Show 24.

Xbox Game Pass brings a diverse range of genres to players with seven new games in the first wave, hinting at more additions to come. [ more ]

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ReadWrite

Xbox Game Pass: New games for February 2024

Xbox Game Pass is adding 35 new games in February, with three games specifically highlighted.

Subscribers to Xbox Game Pass get access to a diverse library of AAA and indie titles on Xbox consoles, PCs, and compatible devices. [ more ]

Tribalfootball

2 days ago

Online marketing

Ratcliffe demands end to Man Utd staff working from home - Tribal Football

In order to support websites and content creators, it's important to disable ad blockers or subscribe for ad-free experiences. [ more ]

WIRED

1 week ago

JavaScript

The Easy-to-Use Abode Smart Lock Is Great for Renters

Subscription fee needed for detailed notifications and history tracking.

Abode Lock is compatible with various security setups and hubs, offering flexibility for users. [ more ]

TESLARATI

1 week ago

Cars

Tesla China launches Enhanced Autopilot subscriptions

Tesla launches Enhanced Autopilot subscriptions in China, leading to speculation about Full Self-Driving launch. [ more ]

TechCrunch

3 weeks ago

Amazon Music follows Spotify with an AI playlist generator of its own, Maestro | TechCrunch

Amazon Music has introduced Maestro, an AI playlist generator allowing users to create playlists using spoken or written prompts, including emojis. [ more ]

Gadgets 360

3 weeks ago

Limitless AI Pendant Unveiled, Can Remember Everything It Hears

Limitless AI Pendant records spoken words for easy recall without note-taking. [ more ]

Mashable

2 months ago

New Adobe 'AI Assistant' will tackle your long, dense PDFs

AI Assistant for PDF interaction introduced by Adobe with chatbot interface

Adobe plans to expand generative AI capabilities for reading and understanding text and more [ more ]

Ars Technica

moreArtificial intelligence

Samsung may charge users for Galaxy S24 AI features after 2 years

Samsung may start charging for its Galaxy AI features in the future.

AI features that require server time have an ongoing cost, as seen with Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa. [ more ]

AdExchanger

Marketing

Can Streaming TV Make Shoppability Happen?; The Pro-Anti-Sharing Consensus | AdExchanger

Streaming audiences dislike ads but can't avoid them, necessitating innovative monetization solutions.

Shoppable TV faces challenges due to the difference in consumer behavior between traditional shopping networks and video-on-demand platforms. [ more ]

Theregister

DevOps

Why Broadcom may set the future of software licensing

Season 2 of House of the Dragon will only consist of three episodes in June, September, and December.

Broadcom's new subscription model for software licenses is causing significant price hikes for some VMware customers. [ more ]

Ars Technica

DevOps

Broadcom execs say VMware price, subscription complaints are unwarranted

Broadcom's acquisition of VMware led to the elimination of perpetual licenses, causing complaints of rising costs among users.

Broadcom executives defend the subscription model, arguing that it can lead to cost savings for customers using multiple VMware components. [ more ]

TechCrunch

Startup companies

Rubrik's IPO filing hints at thawing public markets for tech companies | TechCrunch

Rubrik filed to go public indicating a warming IPO market for tech companies

Rubrik's revenue growth is being driven by subscription model [ more ]

Adweek

Startup companies

TechCrunch Is Shuttering Its Subscription Product and Laying Off Staff

TechCrunch laid off eight staff members as part of a larger restructuring

The publisher plans to wind down its paid subscription product, TC+ [ more ]

The Verge

Web design

Affinity users won't be forced into paying subscriptions following Canva acquisition

Canva and Affinity promise to maintain perpetual licenses for Affinity software alongside any subscription options.

Affinity design software suite is positioned as a viable alternative to Adobe's subscription-based Creative Cloud software. [ more ]

WIRED

Mobile Gaming is Having a Moment-and Backbone Wants to Unite It

Backbone+ perks include game capture tools and promotions.

Subscription may not be worthwhile for everyone due to the cost. [ more ]

GameSpot

Should We Give Up On Owning Games? | Spot On

Digital game sales are on the rise and publishers are emphasizing the subscription market.

Ubisoft rebranded its subscription service as Ubisoft+ and said gamers need to get comfortable with not owning games. [ more ]

Iapp

2 months ago

EU data protection

MEPs question European Commission's 'pay or OK' response

MEPs question Meta's 'pay or OK' model legality

Concerns over clarity of European Commissioner's response [ more ]

Axios

Privacy technologies

Scoop: Substack is helping creators sell ads

Substack is piloting a program to help creators on its platform find advertisers and coordinate ad buys.

The pilot program aims to test if an advertising and subscription model can coexist without cannibalizing paid subscriptions. [ more ]

Spiegel

Germany news

(S+) Aufstand gegen die AfD: Stoppt das Volk die Rechtsextremen? Die SPIEGEL-Titelstory

Access to all articles, videos, and podcasts for a monthly fee. [ more ]

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