Tim Cook’s Legacy Is Turning Apple Into a Subscription
… During Apple’s most recent earnings report, for the quarter ending December 2025, its services business reached an all-time revenue record of $30 billion. …
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Meta Copies Snapchat’s Homework Again With ‘Plus’ Features for Instagram and Facebook
… In February, Snapchat announced that this style of subscription plan helped the company achieve a “$1 billion annualized revenue run rate” in direct payments with over 25 million current subscribers around the world. …
SpaceX Listed Grok’s ‘Spicy’ Mode as a Risk in Its IPO Filing
… Revenue from subscriptions to Grok and X jumped by $365 million last year and $177 million in just the first three months of this year. …
Ilya Sutskever Stands by His Role in Sam Altman’s OpenAI Ouster: ‘I Didn’t Want It to Be Destroyed’
… Musk’s attorneys allege Nadella pushed OpenAI to generate revenue, showing text messages from early 2023 in which Nadella told Altman “sooner is best” to offer paying subscriptions for ChatGPT and then asked about the number of signups just a couple of weeks later. …
Elon Musk Loses Landmark Lawsuit Against OpenAI
… But annualized revenue from subscriptions, licensing, and ads surpassed $20 billion in 2025, according to the company. …
When Satellite Data Becomes a Weapon
… Maritime platforms already account for nearly a third of regional revenue. …
MyMove Is the US Government’s Shittiest Website
… Last year, the FTC secured a $2.5 billion settlement with Amazon after accusing it of using manipulative design to trick customers into unwanted subscriptions. …
This Startup Wants You to Pay Up to Talk With AI Versions of Human Experts
… As an Onix white paper puts it, “The expert’s knowledge base becomes a capital asset that generates revenue independent of their time.” Onix hopes to eventually have many thousands of experts offering versions of themselves. …
How the Vision Pro Rollout Inflamed Tensions at Apple
… Over his decade-plus tenure, he substantially increased the portion of revenue that came from services like Apple Music, iCloud storage, and the App Store, which brought in a steadier flow of cash through subscriptions or commissions and saddled the company with fewer expenses. …
Chris Hayes Has Some Advice for Keeping Up With the News
… I mean, think about how much money, revenue that is for AI companies , right? …