Topic: Subscription Model
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Perplexity Launches Comet Plus, Shares Revenue With Publishers
Perplexity has launched Comet Plus, a $5/month subscription that shares revenue with publishers when users read their content or AI systems reference it for responses. The revenue-sharing model compensates publishers based on three types of engagement: human visits, search citations, and agent ac...
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Saudi's Zetta Secures $12M Series A to Scale Enterprise Device Subscriptions
Zetta, a Saudi Device-as-a-Service provider, raised $12 million in Series A funding to support its growth and expansion in the technology sector. The company offers businesses a subscription model for devices and services, reducing upfront costs and simplifying technology upgrades and maintenance...
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Raleigh One E-Bike Review: A Surprising Redemption
The Raleigh One e-bike is designed for urban commuting, offering a refined ride with durable features like a Gates Carbon belt drive and a removable battery, though it is best suited for flat terrain due to its single-speed setup and limited hill-climbing ability. Priced as a premium model, it in...
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Opera's Neon Reveals the Confusing State of AI Browsers
Opera's Neon browser features three distinct AI assistants—Chat, Do, and Make—that work together but can cause confusion about their specific roles, and it stands out with a $19.90 monthly fee in a market of mostly free alternatives. The AI assistants include Chat for answering questions and summ...
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Oura Ring's New Target Audience: Young Women Over Fitness Fanatics
The Oura Ring's fastest-growing user demographic is now women in their early twenties, driven by enhanced women's health features like cycle tracking and nearly 97% accurate ovulation detection due to precise temperature monitoring. Oura maintains strong customer loyalty with high retention rates...
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Raleigh One e-bike debuts with VanMoof-inspired design
The Raleigh One e-bike launches with a sleek urban design and practical features, priced at £2,399, competing in the premium e-bike market while avoiding VanMoof’s proprietary part issues. A controversial subscription model (starting at £6.99/month) offers GPS tracking and maintenance alerts, tho...
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Opera Neon: The AI-Powered Browser Is Here
Opera Neon is a new AI-driven browser that enables application creation through AI prompts and reusable cards, now available in an invite-only phase with a $19.99 monthly subscription. It features tools like a standard chatbot, Neon Do for task assistance, and the ability to generate code snippet...
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Anchor's Founders Launch Oboe: AI-Powered Learning App After Spotify Exit
Oboe is an AI-driven learning app created by the founders of Anchor, allowing users to generate custom educational courses on any subject with a simple prompt, aiming to democratize knowledge creation. The platform uses a multi-agent architecture to quickly produce tailored courses in various for...
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Anker's Soundcore Work AI: A Coin-Sized Voice Recorder
Anker's Soundcore Work AI is a compact, coin-sized voice recorder that uses AI to transcribe, summarize, and highlight key moments in conversations, competing with similar devices while emphasizing portability. Priced at $99.99 with a $15.99 monthly subscription for premium features, it offers up...
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My Week Living With Alexa+: Honest Review & Experience
Alexa+ offers significant improvements in conversational flow, smart home integration, and vocal tones, making interactions feel more human and intuitive compared to standard Alexa. The upgrade leverages generative AI to handle follow-up questions naturally, remember preferences, and proactively ...
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Cursor’s Anysphere hits $9.9B valuation, exceeds $500M ARR
Anysphere, creator of AI coding tool Cursor, reached a $9.9 billion valuation after raising $900 million in funding led by Thrive Capital, with participation from top investors like Andreessen Horowitz. Cursor's rapid growth includes doubling its annual recurring revenue every two months, surpass...
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Opera's Browser Now Builds Websites & Games Automatically
Opera Neon introduces AI-powered website and game creation directly in the browser, featuring smart tools like Chat, Do, and Make for streamlined online tasks. The browser offers premium AI capabilities, including conversational assistance, task automation, and text-to-digital-product generat...
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Reolink's 360° Floodlight Cam with On-Device AI
The TrackFlex Floodlight WiFi is a dual-lens security camera offering 4K resolution, pan-tilt controls for 360-degree visibility, and proactive motion detection. It features dual adjustable floodlights with up to 3000 lumens and customizable color temperatures for both security and aesthetics. Th...
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Kohler's New Smart Toilet Camera Revealed
Kohler has launched the Dekoda, a $599 smart toilet camera that attaches to the bowl and analyzes digestive health, hydration, and blood presence through images. The device requires an annual subscription of $70 to $156 for full feature access, with preorders shipping starting October 21. Privacy...
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Pocket Casts Shows Ads to Paying Users
Users who were promised a lifetime ad-free experience are now seeing ads, which the CEO attributes to a software bug that the company is working to fix. The controversy stems from a 2019 policy where original purchasers were grandfathered into a free "Plus" tier, a promise Automattic's CEO states...
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Rosebud Raises $6M to Expand AI-Powered Journaling App
Rosebud, an AI-powered journaling app, secured $6 million in seed funding to enhance its platform and expand its user base by offering personalized insights and behavioral analysis. Since its 2023 launch, Rosebud has gained significant traction with 500 million words logged and 30 million minutes...
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Massive Disruptions Loom for Journalism in 2024
The Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism has released its latest report on "Journalism, Media, and Technology Trends and Predictions for 2024", by Nic Newman. The report, supported by the Google News Initiative, provides insights into the changing landscape of journalism and media, with a focus on the impact of technology and shifting consumer preferences.
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Ex-Google X Trio Raises $6M to Build Your AI Second Brain
TwinMind is an AI-powered app that captures ambient speech to build a personal knowledge base, operates entirely offline, and recently secured $5.7 million in seed funding. The app distinguishes itself by running unobtrusively in the background on mobile devices, offering real-time translation an...
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Amazon’s New Alexa Powered by Claude AI: A Game-Changer in Smart Home Technology
In a groundbreaking move, Amazon is set to revolutionize the smart home landscape with the introduction of its new Alexa, powered by Anthropic’s Claude AI. This upgrade, expected to launch…
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Eight Sleep's $1,049 Water-Chilled Pillow Cover Launches
Eight Sleep has launched the Pod Pillow Cover, priced at $1,049, which uses temperature-controlled water circulation to maintain a user's ideal head temperature all night and prevent overheating. The cover fits over existing pillows without altering their shape, featuring silent hydro channels th...
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Therapists Secretly Use AI, AirPods Could Be Hearing Aids
A therapy client discovered his therapist was using AI to generate real-time advice during sessions without disclosure, raising ethical concerns about trust and confidentiality in mental health care. Apple AirPods Pro are now FDA-approved as hearing aids, offering an affordable and accessible alt...
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