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How to cancel Disney+ and avoid the price hike

August 18, 2023
Many subscribers are fed up with Disney+ and its price hikes. The streaming service announced last week that it will increase the price of its ad-free plan on October 12, raising the tier by about 20% from $10.99 to $13.99 per month. The ad-free option cost $7.99/month a year ago; however, it went up after […]

Checkout.com cuts ties with Binance, which is mulling legal action in response

August 18, 2023
Credit cards payments processor Checkout.com, is no longer servicing Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange, a spokesperson from the exchange told TechCrunch. “There is no impact on our services and users can continue to use on-and off-ramps as usual,” the Binance spokesperson added. The London-based Checkout.com, which was valued at $40 billion in January 2022, […]

Searching for a TweetDeck alternative is a frustrating task

August 18, 2023
We knew this was coming. Elon Musk-owned X (formerly Twitter) finally made XPro (formerly TweetDeck) a subscriber-only product. It was a great tool for journalists, researchers, and social media consultants to keep track of different timelines, lists, trends, and keywords at the same time. The sad part is that it’s hard to find a one-to-one […]

Online wholesaler Boxed acquired after filing for bankruptcy

August 18, 2023
After filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in April, online wholesale retailer Boxed has been acquired. U.S.-based regional distributor MSG Distributors, Inc. announced this morning its acquisition of Boxed.com and “other intellectual property portfolios and affiliates” in an all-cash transaction. Deal terms were not disclosed, but it’s not likely a high-value deal for a company […]