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Mar 28, 2026
News about Netflix hiking subscription costs and rolling out new pricing tiers and viewer fees. A major VW investment boosts Rivian and advances joint winter-testing work. Google debuts tools to import chats and personal memories into Gemini using a prompt-guided transfer process.
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INSIGHT

Rivian Winter Test Triggers $1B From VW

  • Rivian unlocked a $1B follow-on investment from Volkswagen by completing winter testing for the VW ID Everyone using Rivian's software and electrical architecture.
  • $750M is equity, $250M is equity or convertible debt depending on prototypes, and Rivian can borrow up to $1B starting in October, making the deal potentially $5.8B total.
INSIGHT

Gemini Lets Users Import Chatbot Memories

  • Google launched switching tools that let users transfer chat memories and entire histories from other chatbots into Gemini to lower switching friction.
  • Gemini suggests prompts for users to run in their old chatbot, then copy responses back to import preferences, relationships, and context.
ADVICE

Follow Gemini's Prompts To Migrate Chat Data

  • Use the suggested prompt method to move personal data into Gemini when switching chatbots to avoid retraining the assistant.
  • Follow Gemini's coached prompts in your old chatbot, copy its responses, and paste into Gemini to import memories efficiently.
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