Spotify Prepares for In-App Payment Changes as EU Regulations Loom

Netflix kicks off Tech Earnings Season, and suggests it’s taking it’s cheapest ad-free plan away. The one chart that shows why Netflix is winning the streaming wars. Spotify demos how it plans to break out of Apple’s App Store. Renders of the Pixel 9 have already leaked. Apple scales back its EV car plans. And an interesting raise to help you pay your rent.

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• Netflix is going to take away its cheapest ad-free plan (The Verge)
• The secret to Netflix's total dominance (Business Insider)
• Spotify plans to launch in-app purchases, if Apple gets out of the way (The Verge)
• [Exclusive] Pixel 9 Pro 5K Renders and 360 Degree Video Provide First Look At Google’s Flagship Ahead of Launch (MySmartPrice)
• EBay to eliminate about 1,000 jobs, or 9% of full-time workforce (CNBC)
• Apple Dials Back Car’s Self-Driving Features and Delays Launch to 2028 (Bloomberg)
• Apple boosts plans to bring generative AI to iPhones (FT)
• Bilt Nabs $3.1 Billion Valuation, Ken Chenault Joins as Chairman (Bloomberg)

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