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August 10, 2026
Developer Cold Iron Studios shuts down cloud version of $60 game with no refunds
A reminder of the perils of digital ownership.
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August 7, 2026
OpenAI’s expensive smart speaker will use moving parts to seem “more alive”
Gurman report claims OpenAI confirmed the speaker is not an Apple ripoff.
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August 6, 2026
AI isn’t enough to protect social media communities from AI
Why humans need to moderate humans.
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August 5, 2026
Reddit signals ominous upcoming "changes” for old.reddit.com
Reddit says the beloved site is used for some "bad behavior."
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August 5, 2026
After jacking up prices, Disney+ and Netflix consider offering free alternatives
Disney is interested in "price-sensitive" streaming customers.
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July 31, 2026
Sony acknowledges backlash, “cautiously” moves ahead with end of PlayStation discs
Sony doesn't think the move will hurt it financially.
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July 24, 2026
Roku raises streaming stick prices by up to 60 percent
Roku blames RAM shortage after CEO called it "great" for business in May.
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July 23, 2026
Microsoft responds to LG monitors installing McAfee ads on Windows
App is installed through Windows Update when certain LG monitors connect to a PC.
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July 21, 2026
TreeSize won't renew perpetual-license support unless users subscribe
"Current economic conditions" have shifted TreeSize's business model.
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July 17, 2026
Fubo hikes prices by $15 after restoring some NBCU channels lost in November
Fubo subscribers still don't have Versant channels.
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July 16, 2026
HP fined 1.4 billion rupees for “cartelization” of ink cartridges, toner, PCs
Resellers threatened to ditch HP printing supplies for counterfeits.
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July 15, 2026
Sheetz moves 838 stores off VMware: Broadcom created “too much uncertainty"
The conveneince store chain will use StorMagic instead.
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July 10, 2026
Firmware update bricks Hue Bridge Pro devices; Philips gives free replacements
Affected users will have to configure their lights and settings all over again.
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July 9, 2026
Allstate accuses Broadcom of auditing it because it quit VMware, CA
Broadcom accuses Allstate of dodging VMware audits.
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July 8, 2026
Aussie gov't tells volunteers to throw out thousands of functioning test routers
But the devices could "easily be reflashed."
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July 7, 2026
The Weather Channel increases streaming subscription prices by up to $20
Livestreaming the channel through its app now starts at $5 per month.
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July 3, 2026
Sony Erases Digital Content From Libraries, a Reminder That You Don’t Own What You Buy
In September, some PlayStation customers will no longer be able to access some purchased movies and shows. It underscores the fact that digital purchases are really more like long-term rentals.
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July 2, 2026
Plex debuts 5-year membership pass for $250
Plex is pushing customers to newer features and more frequent payments.
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July 1, 2026
T-Mobile moving tens of thousands of virtual machines off VMware amid lawsuit
T-Mobile wants Broadcom to keep supporting its VMware perpetual licenses.
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July 1, 2026
Sony will stop making physical copies of PlayStation games in 2028
“We will own nothing, it's truly sad.”
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June 30, 2026
Reddit will require you to log in to use old.reddit.com
Logged-out Old Reddit access is “significant source of abusive scraping."
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June 30, 2026
Amazon blames piracy apps with malware for killing new Fire Stick sideloading
New Fire Stick OS helps Amazon block third-party homepage launchers, ad blockers.
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June 29, 2026
Sony erases digital content from libraries; we're reminded we don’t own what we buy
Sony has been scaling down its digitial store for a few years.
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June 26, 2026
Streaming services’ obnoxiously loud ads become illegal on July 1 in California
Illinois passed a similar law, giving services more incentive to make ads less booming.
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June 26, 2026
Netflix now requires every user profile to be tied to unique email address
Update began June 15 and will no longer allow you to share your login info.
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June 25, 2026
Notion killing Skiff-influenced email app since most users use AI agents instead
Notion is "going all in on using agents to run your inbox."
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June 24, 2026
Disney agreed to $50M settlement over claims it made live-TV streaming expensive
Lawsuit alleged Disney inflated market prices by making carriers include ESPN.
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June 23, 2026
Oracle’s 21,000 layoffs help drive its debt-fueled AI investments
Oracle is spending billions on data center infrastructure to support AI.
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June 17, 2026
Tesco moving 40,000 server workloads off VMware amid Broadcom's “abusive conduct”
Tesco claimed Broadcom hiked its VMware prices by about 175 percent in UK court filings.
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June 16, 2026
Year of free HPE software a “step in the correct direction” in VMware rivalry
Partner tells Ars that HPE should be giving out more free VM Essentials licenses.
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