Topic: subscription tiers
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94 New Games Hit Game Pass Today: See the Full List
Microsoft has restructured Game Pass into three tiers—Essential, Premium, and Ultimate—adding 94 new games including major titles like Hogwarts Legacy and Diablo 4, and integrating Ubisoft+ Classics. The Premium tier offers over 200 games, includes first-party titles within a year of release, and...
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Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Price Rises to $29.99
Microsoft has increased the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription price to $29.99 per month, a 50% rise, while rebranding tiers and adding features like expanded game libraries and unlimited cloud gaming. Ultimate subscribers gain access to over 400 games, including 45 available immediately and mo...
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Xbox Game Pass Price Increase Precedes New Handheld Launch
Microsoft has restructured its Xbox Game Pass into three tiers—Essential ($9.99), Premium ($14.99), and Ultimate ($29.99)—each offering progressively larger game libraries and additional perks like day-one releases and bundled services. Xbox console prices are increasing, with the Series S rising...
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Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Price Hike: Now $30/Month with New Perks
Microsoft has raised the price of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate by 50% to $29.99 per month in the U.S. and introduced a restructured subscription model with three tiers: Essential, Premium, and Ultimate. To justify the higher cost, Microsoft is adding new benefits to the Ultimate plan, including a Fort...
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GameStop Defies Microsoft, Keeps Game Pass Ultimate at $19.99
GameStop is maintaining the $19.99 price for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, challenging Microsoft's 50% price increase and offering significant savings on one-month and three-month memberships. Microsoft's price hike accompanies service enhancements, including access to over 400 games, day-one releases...
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Google Gemini: Official Usage Limits Revealed
Google Gemini has clarified its usage limits, replacing vague descriptions with specific daily prompt and feature caps across different subscription tiers. Free accounts are limited to 5 prompts, 5 Deep Research reports, and 100 AI-generated images per day, while Pro and Ultra plans offer signifi...
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OpenAI Reveals: Top Uses for ChatGPT According to Real Data
A new study by OpenAI and Harvard economist David Denning provides the first direct insight into real user behavior with ChatGPT, based on internal platform data rather than self-reported surveys. ChatGPT has experienced explosive growth, with weekly active users on consumer plans exceeding 700 m...
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Xbox Cloud Gaming Now Available for All Game Pass Subscribers
Microsoft has expanded Xbox Cloud Gaming to all Game Pass subscribers, including Core and Standard tiers, removing the previous requirement for an Ultimate membership. The company is testing this change through the Xbox Insider program, which also grants access to select PC games for these subscr...
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Try Google Gemini for Your Home Now
Google has launched the Gemini for Home early access program in the U.S., integrating its advanced AI into the redesigned Google Home app and replacing Google Assistant on compatible devices. Gemini enhances smart home interactions by understanding complex, multi-step commands, enabling tasks lik...
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Twitch Adds Easy Rewind Feature for Streams
Twitch has introduced a new feature allowing viewers to rewind live streams directly from the channel page, making it more convenient than navigating to the Videos section. Initially, the rewind function is available only on the web version and is limited to Twitch Turbo and channel subscribers t...
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Monetize APIs Without a Marketplace: A Developer's Guide
The API monetization market in the U.S. is projected to reach $8 billion by 2027, with AI-powered APIs and industries like travel driving significant revenue growth. API monetization involves value exchanges like developer communities or enterprise integrations, with models including usage-based ...
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Claude Gains Memory to Rival ChatGPT and Gemini
Anthropic has introduced a memory feature for its Claude AI chatbot, enabling it to retain details from past conversations to create more personalized and seamless interactions for paid subscribers. The memory system is transparent and user-controlled, allowing individuals to view, manage, or edi...
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Anthropic Warns: New Claude Feature Poses Data Risk
Anthropic's Claude AI now enables users to create and edit documents, spreadsheets, and PDFs directly within the platform, aiming to enhance productivity but raising data security concerns. The feature, currently for Max, Team, and Enterprise users with a future rollout to Pro, requires activatio...
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Get Your Weekly AI-Powered Playlist on Amazon Music Every Monday
Amazon Music has launched a new AI-generated playlist called "Weekly Vibe" for U.S. subscribers, updated every Monday to reflect recent listening habits and preferences. The feature aims to combat playlist fatigue by analyzing user behavior to mix favorite tracks with new, personalized song recom...
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Amazon Luna's Major Overhaul: Key Changes Revealed
Amazon Luna's major update introduces new social gaming features and expands its game library, enhancing the experience for Prime members at no extra cost. A key addition is GameNight, a multiplayer-focused feature that uses smartphones for gameplay, including classics, party games, and new title...
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More PS1 & PS2 Classics Coming to PlayStation Plus Premium
Sony is expanding the PlayStation Plus Premium library with classic titles Soul Calibur 3, Tekken 3, and Tomb Raider: Anniversary, as announced during the State of Play broadcast. Tekken 3 is a landmark fighting game from 1998 known for its refined gameplay and the innovative Tekken Force mode, w...
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Share Your Custom Google Gemini AI Assistants, Called Gems
Google has introduced a feature allowing users to share custom Gemini AI assistants, known as Gems, similar to sharing documents on Google Drive, enhancing collaborative use across teams and projects. Initially part of a paid subscription, Gems enable tailored AI chatbots for various purposes, an...
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Replit's New AI Agent Checks Its Own Code - Try It Now
Replit's Agent 3 is an autonomous AI tool that generates, tests, and refines code through natural language, enhancing efficiency for developers and non-programmers alike. It outperforms previous models with faster speeds and cost savings, and integrates with platforms like Slack and Gmail, positi...
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Snapchat's First Free AI Lens Launches in the US
Snapchat has made its AI-powered "Imagine Lens" free for all U.S. users, allowing them to generate or alter images using text prompts, after previously limiting it to subscribers. The decision to offer the feature for free is a competitive response to AI advancements from rivals like Meta and Ope...
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HBO Max hikes prices for third consecutive year
HBO Max is increasing prices for the third consecutive year across all subscription tiers, affecting both monthly and annual plans. Specific price hikes include the Basic with Ads plan rising by $1 to $10.99 monthly, the Standard ad-free plan increasing to $18.49, and the Premium 4K plan going up...
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Microsoft Denies Xbox Pulled From Target, Walmart Stores
Microsoft has denied rumors that major US retailers like Target and Walmart are removing Xbox consoles from shelves, confirming these chains remain dedicated distribution partners. Speculation arose after Costco stopped selling Xbox consoles and social media posts showed empty displays, but Micro...
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Google's Budget AI Plan Expands to 40+ Countries
Google has expanded its affordable AI Plus subscription to over forty countries, targeting price-sensitive markets in Africa, Asia, and Latin America to democratize access to advanced AI tools. The subscription is priced around $5 per month with a 50% discount for the first six months in some cou...
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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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Proton VPN Review 2025: Why It's Our Top Pick
Proton VPN evolved from Proton Mail and maintains a strong commitment to privacy and performance, distinguishing itself through consistency in a consolidating industry. The service focuses on perfecting essential VPN features, offering strong security, high speeds, and seamless operation for unin...
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CNN All Access: Stream Cable News for $6.99/Month
CNN All Access is a new $6.99/month streaming service launching on October 28, 2025, offering an annual subscription for $69.99 and a discounted introductory rate for early sign-ups. The service does not include a live simulcast of the main CNN cable channel but provides curated live programming,...
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