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Meta rolls out Facebook Plus, Instagram Plus, and WhatsApp Plus with monthly fees ($3.99 for Facebook/Instagram, $2.99 for WhatsApp), signaling a monetization push to offset AI spending.
TikTok launches an ad-free UK subscription at £3.99/month, pledging no ads and no data used for advertising, with rollout planned in coming months and GDPR cited as the driver.
Airbnb claims AI wrote 60% of its new code in Q1, AI also handles 40% of customer-support issues, while the company posts solid earnings and growing nights booked, underscoring potential efficiency gains but highlighting UX limits for travel chatbots.
Trump Mobile surfaces again with a non-new trademark filing, signaling ongoing IP/regulatory activity for the Trump Phone despite extended silence.
Google plans to bring Chrome to ARM64 Linux devices in Q2 2026, expanding Chrome’s ARM coverage beyond Macs and Windows to Linux on Arm, with unclear whether demand is existing or future.
Apple rolled out a wave of March 2026 hardware announcements (iPhone 17E at $599 with 256GB, iPad Air with M4, MacBook Pro/Air with M5 chips, Studio Display refresh) and teased a cheaper MacBook Neo powered by an iPhone chip ahead of a March 4 event.
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