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Polsia raised $30M; source map: fake ARR, dead users, god-mode over your company (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-23 | tags: polsia, arr, subscription

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CA declares state of emergency as fire crews race to contain toxic chemical leak (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-23 | get Fire-resistant Chemical Suit → | tags: california, chemical leak, fire crews

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Workday jumps 5% as it bumps up margin forecast on AI strength (cnbc.com)

2026-05-22 | by Jordan Novet | get Workday AI Analytics Tool → | tags: workday, aneel bhusri, financial results

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Google Play Store wants you to think twice about canceling that app subscription (androidauthority.com)

2026-05-22 | get Subscription Management Planner → | tags: google play store, app subscriptions, i/o event

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Workday jumps 14% as it bumps up margin forecast on AI strength (cnbc.com)

2026-05-21 | by Jordan Novet | get Workday AI Integration Kit → | tags: workday, lseg, earnings

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Workday jumps 10% as it bumps up margin forecast on AI strength (cnbc.com)

2026-05-21 | by Jordan Novet | get Workday AI Analytics Tool → | tags: workday, lseg, earnings

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Spotify and Universal are building an AI tool for covers and remixes (engadget.com)

2026-05-21 | by Lawrence Bonk | get AI Music Remix Software → | tags: spotify, universal music group, ai covers

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Spotify Offers Advance Concert Tickets to Premium Users (cnet.com)

2026-05-21 | by See Full Bio | get Spotify Premium Gift Card → | tags: spotify, livelnation, personal podcasts

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Mystery Substance Linked to 3 Deaths in New Mexico Town (gizmodo.com)

2026-05-21 | tags: new mexico, mystery substance, first responders

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Roku just launched a Black Friday-style streaming sale with subscriptions discounted by 90%! (androidauthority.com)

2026-05-21 | get Roku Streaming Stick → | tags: roku, apple tv, starz

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Swap tables, flash-friendly swap, swap_ops, and more (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-20 | get Samsung 980 PRO SSD → | tags: swap, linux kernel, swap subsystem

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Plex Triples Lifetime Subscription Cost To $750 (slashdot.org)

2026-05-19 | get Plex Lifetime Subscription Card → | tags: plex, lifetime subscription, locksmiths

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Plex's 200% Lifetime Pass price hike tries forcing users to another subscription (arstechnica.com)

2026-05-19 | get Plex Pass Lifetime Subscription → | tags: plex, media server, lifetime pass

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Plex is tripling the price of a lifetime pass to $750 after doubling it last year (theverge.com)

2026-05-19 | by Sean Hollister | get Plex Lifetime Pass → | tags: plex, the verge, gizmodo

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Plex's lifetime subscription cost is tripling to $750 (engadget.com)

2026-05-19 | by Jackson Chen | get Plex Pass Lifetime Subscription → | tags: plex, plex pass, media server

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Plex increasing Lifetime Plex Pass cost to whopping $750 (9to5mac.com)

2026-05-19 | by Chance Miller | get Plex Pass Lifetime Subscription → | tags: plex, plex pass, lifetime subscription

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Slash nearly $300 off a two-year ExpressVPN subscription and grab four extra months for free — massive 82% saving on this privacy-focused VPN service with servers across 105 different countries, down to just $64 (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-19 | by Ben Stockton | get ExpressVPN 2-Year Subscription → | tags: expressvpn, vpn subscription, privacy

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AT&T warns of router shortages, FCC responds with limited one-year waiver (androidauthority.com)

2026-05-18 | get Netgear Nighthawk Router → | tags: att, fcc, routers

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Shutterstock to pay $35M over hard-to-cancel subscriptions (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-18 | get Subscription Management Software → | tags: shutterstock, ftc, stock photos

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Iran will impose fees on subsea internet cables in Strait of Hormuz (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-18 | by Mostafa Salem | get Undersea Cable Security Kit → | tags: subsea cables, strait of hormuz, iran

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China says 'world's first' offshore wind-powered underwater data center has entered full operation, houses 2,000 servers — 24 megawatt subsea AI facility uses ocean water for passive cooling and offshore wind for power (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-18 | by Etiido Uko | get Underwater Data Center Cooling Kit → | tags: offshore wind, underwater data center, china telecom

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Iran Now Threatens Fees for Subsea Internet Cables in the Strait of Hormuz (slashdot.org)

2026-05-18 | by Posted | get Undersea Cable Security Kit → | tags: subsea internet cables, strait of hormuz, iranian law

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Every AI Subscription Is a Ticking Time Bomb for Enterprise (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-17 | get AI Enterprise Security Kit → | tags: openai, anthropic, google

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The main thing about P2P meth is that there's so much of it (2021) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-15 | tags: p2p, methamphetamine, ephedrine

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Writers Are Fleeing the Substack Tax (slashdot.org)

2026-05-14 | get Substack Writer's Guide → | tags: substack, ghost, patreon

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The Final Boss of Subscription Services Is Here: Whoop Is Providing Doctors On-Demand (gizmodo.com)

2026-05-14 | get Whoop Fitness Tracker → | tags: whoop, licensed clinicians, subscription services

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Apple launches monthly subscriptions with 12-month commitment on App Store, here’s how they work (9to5mac.com)

2026-05-12 | by Ryan Christoffel | get Apple App Store Subscription Card → | tags: app store, apple, ios 26.5

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AI bills can be as big as a postdoc salary. Is the cost worth it? (feeds.nature.com)

2026-05-12 | by Stokel-Walker | get AI Development Kit → | tags: analysis, subscription, university

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TikTok launches an ad-free subscription plan in the UK (techcrunch.com)

2026-05-11 | by Aisha Malik | get TikTok Ad-Free Subscription → | tags: tiktok, gdpr, ad-free subscription

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Smart Glasses With Subscriptions Are As Bad as They Sound (gizmodo.com)

2026-05-11 | get Ray-Ban Stories Smart Glasses → | tags: smart glasses, l'atitude 52°n, berlin