Fired Stars and Stripes ombudsman sues the Pentagon

Jacqueline Smith, who was fired by Pentagon officials in April, alleges the government violated her First Amendment rights.

The advice about rooftop solar panels is changing. Do this instead.

The end of federal tax credits for rooftop solar and flexible new subscriptions have changed the pros and cons of leasing ...
Gizmodo

Washington Post Sued Over Alleged Surveillance Pricing After Subscription Prices Jump Dramatically

A lawsuit was filed Thursday in Washington, D.C., on behalf of people who say their personal data was used by the Washington Post to jack up prices on their subscriptions. The suit is seeking class ...
Oregonian

Lawsuit over Amazon ‘Subscribe & Save’ alleges ‘deceptive’ business practices: 4 things to know

A lawsuit filed against Amazon last month accuses the online retail giant of luring customers into its “Subscribe & Save” program with the promise of saving money, only to later jack up prices. If the ...
The Next Web

Meta sells AI subscriptions while OpenAI and xAI walk into the ad business

Meta’s $7.99-and-$19.99 chatbot tiers and OpenAI’s push into advertising mark the moment the AI revenue-model question becomes a cross-cutting collision. Meta’s decision to begin selling consumer ...
Oregonian

Amazon lured customers into enrolling in ‘Subscribe & Save,’ then quietly jacked up the prices, lawsuit alleges

A married couple claims in a new lawsuit that Amazon duped them — and leagues of other U.S. customers — into signing up for its popular “Subscribe & Save” program under the guise that they’d save ...
Wall Street Journal

Meta Tests AI Subscriptions and Rolls Out New Paid Plans for Facebook, Instagram

Meta Platforms META-2.65%decrease; down pointing triangle has started the rollout of subscription plans for Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, and is testing new subscriptions for users of its AI ...
The Verge

Facebook launches a ‘Plus’ subscription that gives you extra features

WhatsApp, Instagram, and Meta AI are getting paid subscriptions, too. WhatsApp, Instagram, and Meta AI are getting paid subscriptions, too. is a senior reporter covering technology, gaming, and more.
MediaPost

Meta Eyes New Subscription Ecosystem For Social, AI, Creators, Business

As more social-media companies use monthly subscriptions to diversify their revenue intake beyond advertising, Meta has decided to introduce new and expanded subscription offerings for content ...
Fox News

Wash Post editorial board accuses Maine progressive Graham Platner of offering voters 'fantastical solutions'

The Washington Post editorial board took aim at progressive Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner on Thursday, accusing the Democratic challenger to Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, of offering ...
Harvard Business Review

Should Your Subscription Business Use Auto-Renew?

The subscription economy is one of the most significant business model transformations of the past two decades. It spans media, software, food and beverages, health and wellness, e-commerce, and ...