billing

Netflix confirms it’s cutting off Apple billing for grandfathered subscribers

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Netflix confirms to The Verge that it has begun booting longtime subscribers off their Apple iTunes billing plans, and will require them to pay Netflix directly using a credit card or debit card instead. Earlier today, The Streamable reported that Netflix had begun telling customers in “some territories,” but Netflix representative Momo Zhao confirms to … Read more

At Davos, Conflict, Climate Change, and AI Get Top Billing

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DAVOS, Switzerland — The Earth is heating up, as is conflict in the Middle East. The world economy and Ukraine’s defense against Russia are sputtering along. Artificial intelligence could upend all our lives. The to-do list of global priorities has grown for this year’s edition of the World Economic Forum gabfest of business, political and … Read more

Meghan Markle to complain about ‘equal billing’ with ‘bitter’ Kate Middleton

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Meghan Markle to complain about ‘equal billing’ with ‘bitter’ Kate Middleton Meghan Markle will take a swipe at Kate Middleton if she decides to write her memoir. The Duchess of Sussex, who is tipped to pen her life into a book, could follow her husband, Prince Harry’s path and drag the Royal Family for scandal. … Read more

Google, Apple face fines in South Korea for breaching in-app billing rules

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South Korea’s telecommunication regulator, the Korea Communications Commission (KCC), said Friday that it plans to levy fines on Google and Apple, which could total up to $50.5 million, for violating the country’s in-app payment law.  According to the KCC statement, the two Big Tech giants abused market dominance to force local app developers to use … Read more