Hacker News with Generative AI: Subscriptions

Gemini 2.5 is leaving preview just in time for Google's new $250 AI subscription (arstechnica.com)
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.—Google rolled out early versions of Gemini 2.5 earlier this year. Marking a significant improvement over the 2.0 branch. For the first time, Google's chatbot felt competitive with the likes of ChatGPT, but it's been "experimental" and later "preview" since then. At I/O 2025, Google announced general availability for Gemini 2.5, and these models will soon be integrated with Chrome. There's also a fancy new subscription plan to get the most from Google's AI.
Artificial Intelligence, Google, Subscriptions
4 points by travisgriggs 2 days ago | 2 comments
I made a universal credit system as an alternative to subscriptions (joinares.com)
Subscriptions, Business Models, Universal Credit
7 points by JonanJ 3 days ago | 9 comments
VPN firm says it didn't know customers had lifetime subscriptions, cancels them (arstechnica.com)
The new owners of VPN provider VPNSecure have drawn ire after canceling lifetime subscriptions. The owners told customers that they didn’t know about the lifetime subscriptions when they bought VPNSecure, and they cannot honor the purchases.
Privacy, Cybersecurity, Business, Technology, Subscriptions
46 points by maxloh 9 days ago | 30 comments
The FTC puts off enforcing its 'click-to-cancel' rule (theverge.com)
Companies now have until July 14th to make it as easy to cancel subscriptions as it is to sign up for them.
Consumer Protection, FTC, Regulations, Subscriptions
339 points by speckx 11 days ago | 212 comments
Show HN: Limits.fyi – See what you are getting out of all your AI subscriptions (limits.fyi)
Explore and compare popular AI subscription plans.
AI, Subscriptions, Comparison, Productivity Tools
6 points by setzeno 15 days ago | 3 comments
Garmin Ticked Off Smartwatch Users with Its New Subscription Fee (vice.com)
Poor Garmin thought they were just making a fairly routine addition to their software lineup.
Smartwatches, Subscriptions, Technology, Business
11 points by austinallegro 55 days ago | 0 comments
Mapy.com (mapy.cz)
Nově si můžete předplatné Mapy.cz Premium pořídit i na našem webu a využívat všechny prémiové funkce pohodlně na velké obrazovce.
Maps, Czech Republic, Subscriptions
13 points by Squarex 60 days ago | 5 comments
Microsoft 365 Personal goes up in price by $30 (reddit.com)
Just received this email...
Microsoft 365, Pricing, Subscriptions, Software, Technology
5 points by irunmyownemail 120 days ago | 2 comments
Unity Editor subscription price increase. (unity.com)
After extensive consultation with our games community and customers, we’ve decided to cancel the Runtime Fee.
Unity, Gaming, Business, Subscriptions
18 points by psham81 142 days ago | 0 comments
Microsoft kills off Skype credits and phone numbers in favor of subscriptions (theverge.com)
Microsoft has quietly ended the sale of new credits and phone number features for Skype this week.
Microsoft, Skype, Telecommunications, Business, Subscriptions
5 points by johnshades 161 days ago | 0 comments
The Verge now has a subscription (theverge.com)
Okay, we’re doing this.
Media, Subscriptions, Technology, Business
15 points by hadrien01 171 days ago | 4 comments
Industry groups are suing the FTC to stop its click to cancel rule (theverge.com)
Three industry groups, the NCTA, the Electronic Security Association (ESA), and the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB), are suing to prevent the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) from enforcing its new “Click to Cancel” rule that requires companies to make it easy to cancel subscriptions.
Consumer Protection, Lawsuits, FTC, Regulation, Subscriptions
24 points by ohjeez 209 days ago | 1 comments
Guess who's suing the FTC to stop click to cancel (theverge.com)
Three industry groups are suing to prevent the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) from enforcing its new “Click to Cancel” rule that requires companies to make it easy to cancel subscriptions, according to Reuters.
Lawsuits, FTC, Consumer Protection, Subscriptions, Regulations
11 points by miles 211 days ago | 5 comments
The End of Subscription Creep: New FTC Rule Simplifies Canceling Subscriptions (cnet.com)
The long-awaited Federal Trade Commission's "click to cancel" rule has been finalized. That means canceling your subscriptions is about to get easier.
Consumer Protection, FTC, Subscriptions
9 points by bethemoly 218 days ago | 2 comments
Mazda Annoys Owners by Making Remote Start a Subscription (techdirt.com)
One foundational belief of the “right to repair” movement is that consumers should actually own the technology they pay for. Unfortunately that’s increasingly not the case when it comes to carmakers, who are utterly insistent on not only charging people a flat retail price for a vehicle — but are also increasingly charging you additional fees or subscriptions for tech you already paid for that already exists in the vehicle.
Consumer Rights, Automotive Industry, Subscriptions
15 points by speckx 224 days ago | 0 comments
Vice Debuts a Subscription Product and Relaunches Its Print Magazine (adweek.com)
The digital media company Vice relaunched its print magazine and debuted its first subscription product on Tuesday, part of a broader renaissance of the publisher following its May 2023 bankruptcy filing.
Media, Magazines, Subscriptions, Print Media
5 points by r721 240 days ago | 2 comments
I won't be renewing my Pinboard subscription (kateva.org)
In the years following the Great Recession, from 2010 to 2013, many web services went offline. In retrospect that was the end of the Berners-Lee web.
Web Services, Online Services, Subscriptions, Web History
192 points by leotravis10 252 days ago | 95 comments
New macOS Sequoia permission prompts: a subscription you can't cancel (9to5mac.com)
macOS, Operating Systems, Privacy, Subscriptions
10 points by pimterry 287 days ago | 1 comments
FTC says Adobe used hidden fee to trap people into paying for subscription plans (consumer.ftc.gov)
FTC, Adobe, Subscriptions, Business, Law
31 points by tareqak 340 days ago | 3 comments
US sues Adobe for 'deceiving' subscriptions that are too hard to cancel (theverge.com)
Legal Issues, Technology, Adobe, Subscriptions
184 points by rcdemski 340 days ago | 4 comments