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“Spotify’s intent seems clear”: US senators call for FTC probe into Spotify’s subscription bundles – here’s why https://musictech.com/news/music/spotify-ftc-probe-bundling/?utm_source=dlv…

“Spotify's intent seems clear”: US senators call for FTC probe into Spotify’s subscription bundles – here's why
Two US senators are calling on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to launch an investigation into Spotify over claims that it has forced Premium subscribers into higher-priced “bundled subscriptions” without their knowledge or consent.

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Cory Doctorow on how we lost the internet #PyConUS
https://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/1021871/9387141f162151c7/

Conjugate L-Subgroups of an L-group and their Applications to Normality and Normalizer
Iffat Jahan, Ananya Manas
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.20692 https://

Conjugate L-Subgroups of an L-group and their Applications to Normality and Normalizer
In this paper, the notion of the conjugate of an L-subgroup by an L-point has been introduced. Then, several properties of conjugate L-subgroups have been studied analogous to their group-theoretic counterparts. Also, the notion of conjugacy has been investigated in the context of normality of L-subgroups. Furthermore, some important relationships between conjugate L-subgroups and normalizer have also been established. Finally, the normalizer of an L-subgroup of an L-group has been defined by u…

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Sofia Kourtesis:
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https://sofiakourtesis.bandcamp.com/track/si-te-portas-bonito
https://open.spotify.com/track/0W4522kMykidUIBpOoI8oP

More on the crisis in open-source maintenance as exemplified by libxml2: https://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/1025971/73f269ad3695186d/
Some money *has* to start flowing into this community or the foundations we all rely on will start rotting away. Given the many-bi…

Me : I would like to cancel my subscription
Disney : Why don't you pause it?
Me : No, I want to cancel
Disney : How about a special offer for three months?
Me : No, I want to cancel
Disney : Ok
Me : ...
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#DisneyPlus

DirecTV experiments with discontinuing satellite TV subscriptions for new customers in several US regions and directing subscribers toward its streaming option (Luke Bouma/Cord Cutters News)
https://cordcuttersnews.com/directv-stop…

DIRECTV Stops Selling Satellite TV for New Customers in Select Areas | Cord Cutters News
DIRECTV, a leading provider of television entertainment, has announced a significant shift in its service offerings, discontinuing satellite TV subscriptions for new customers in several regions across the United States. The company is now directing new subscribers toward its streaming option, as part of a broader strategy to adapt to evolving consumer preferences and technological […]

Finally cancelled my Ideogram subscription today, I've had it for the past 12 months and loved it.
Now I'm using ChatGPT 4o almost exclusively for my AI image generation needs.
I updated my paid subscriptions list:
https://wiki.wesfryer.com/subscriptions

wesfryer - Subscriptions
Thoughts on Subscriptions: Have you noticed lots of companies and people want you to SUBSCRIBE to their service or commit to a MONTHLY payment / fee? Services like TRIM can help us identify, remember and manage our subscriptions. (s/o to Jason Neiffer in EdTechSR Ep 235) It can be helpful to SHARE

Antenna: US SVOD subscriptions grew 11% from March 2024 to March 2025; the average churn rate for premium SVOD services has hovered around 5% since January 2023 (Katie Campione/Deadline)
https://deadline.com/2025/06/antenna-s…

Streaming Enters New Phase Of “More Stable Growth” As Ad Tiers Gain Traction & Subscriber Churn Reduces, Study Says
A new report from data firm Antenna explains why streaming is entering a more stable period of growth after years of volatility