In today’s world, prices for everything are going up and that includes subscription prices. Apple and YouTube have already announced they will increase their prices for Apple TV+, Apple Music, and YouTube Premium subscriptions. Now Spotify is likely to follow and increase its price as well.
Online ad spend has been in decline over the last months as the global economy is slowing down. As a result, Google’s parent company Alphabet reports a decline in sales growth.
Inflation rises to double digits in the UK as inflation jumps to 40-year highest since 1980. Both the energy costs and food prices are making it harder for households to manage cost-of-living.
Meta, Facebook’s parent company, is planning on selling Giphy just 2 years after it purchased it due to the UK competition watchdog ordering Meta to do so.
On October 11th, Microsoft’s CEO, Satya Nadella, announced during the Meta Conference that the two companies would enter a partnership together to work on bringing Microsoft Office 360 apps into the Metaverse.
Goldman Sachs says Credit Suisse needs $8 billion until 2024 for its restructuring. Jefferies puts the cost as high as $9 billion for the coming few years.
YouTube will no longer let its users watch free 4K quality videos on their platform anymore and require users to upgrade their account to YouTube Premium to do so.
The average 30-year mortgage rate in the United States has risen to 6.7%, the highest level since 2007, according to Freddie Mac, a major mortgage company.
After an anticipated jump in demand did not occur, Apple has decided against increasing the manufacturing of its new iPhones this year.
On Monday, President Joe Biden is anticipated to reveal a new proposed regulation that would require travel agencies and airlines to be more open about any additional fees that customers could be charged, such as for the luggage, ticket changes, or cancellations.
On October 11 and 12, there will be an Amazon Prime Early Access Sale (also known as Prime Day 2). Although there have been rumors about the sale since the spring, Amazon has created a “Terms & Conditions” page that officially announces it.
Walmart recently released virtual reality update to their mobile app, which lets you try out clothes right from the comfort of your home.
