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1 day ago | techspot.com | Rob Thubron

What just happened? YouTube is cracking down harder on the many creators that produce fake movie trailers. After the company demonetized two of the biggest channels that produce these fakes earlier this year, it is has now suspended ad revenue on two accounts run by the same creators. Fake trailers, sometimes known as fan trailers, have become a very common sight on YouTube.

1 day ago | techspot.com | Rob Thubron

WTF?! When you see an advertisement for a "lifetime" subscription to something, always remember that it rarely means your lifetime. Those who took out lifetime subscriptions to VPNSecure discovered this when the company was taken over by new owners who promptly canceled the subs. Their excuse? They didn't know some customers had them. In an email posted on Reddit from "The VPN Secure Team" sent to lifetime subscription holders, it's explained that VPNSecure was acquired in 2023.

2 days ago | techspot.com | Rob Thubron

A hot potato: As many predicted, Apple is considering raising the prices of its next generation of iPhones this fall. However, the company is keen to avoid blaming Trump's tariffs for increasing the price points of what are already very expensive handsets. Since President Trump announced the often-changing tariffs on China, there have been fears that Apple, one of the companies that rely heavily on the nation and others in Asia for manufacturing its products, would be forced to raise prices.

2 days ago | techspot.com | Rob Thubron

Facepalm: As companies fall over each other replacing real employees with AI that doesn't require monthly wages, sick pay, maternity leave, etc., some are encountering a problem: AI performs a lot of jobs at a much lower quality than humans. AI-first firm Klarna has discovered this, and is now on a recruitment drive to add more flesh-and-blood staff to its ranks. Buy now, pay later/shopping service Klarna is one of the companies that have really been going all-in on AI.

2 days ago | techspot.com | Rob Thubron

What just happened? The FTC's enforcement of the amended Negative Option Rule, often known as the click-to-cancel rule, has been delayed by two months after the agency voted to defer the compliance deadline. The rule will likely be welcomed by consumers as it forces companies that offer subscriptions to make canceling them a simple process, instead of the often complex – sometimes intentionally – procedure that many firms have in place.