Zoom Is Launching Its Own Google Docs Competitor

Zoom is setting out to compete with Google and Microsoft by introducing Zoom Docs at its annual Zoomtopia 2023 event on Tuesday. Zoom Docs is the company’s own version of an AI-powered workspace that will provide users with AI capabilities to draft, edit, summarize, and include information from meeting discussions.

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Generative AI Is the Newest Tool in the Dictator's Handbook

When protests in Pakistan earlier this year escalated into clashes between pro-government forces and supporters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, the now-imprisoned leader turned to social media to bolster his message. Khan shared this brief video clip on Twitter showing his supporters holding up signs with his…

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The Discovery+ ad-free plan now costs an extra $2 per month

Another day, another streaming service price hike. Those who sign up for the ad-free Discovery+ plan starting today will now pay $9 per month, up from $7. The ad-supported plan isn’t changing in the US, though, as it will still cost $5.

There’s a similar price hike in Canada, as the ad-free plan is going up from $7 CAD to $9 CAD. Those north of the border will need to pay extra for the ad-lite plan too — that’s increasing from $5 to $6 per month.

Existing subscribers will still pay their existing rate for another month. The price increase will be applied to their account on their next billing cycle on or after November 2.

It’s the first time that Discovery+ has increased prices on monthly plans in the US and Canada since the service debuted in the countries in January 2021. The price hike “will allow us to continue to provide can’t miss-stories in the food, home, relationships, true crime, paranormal genres — plus so much more,” Discovery+ said in a press release and an email to users.

Along with generating more revenue from subscribers, Warner Bros Discovery may be using the price increase to push customers to switch to a Max subscription instead. Max includes all of the Discovery+ content and much more. It’s a pricier affair, though, with the base ad-supported plan costing $10 per month.

We’ve seen many streaming services increase prices in recent months, including various music services. The Disney+ premium and Hulu ad-free plans will become significantly more expensive next week. Netflix, meanwhile, looks set to increase prices again after the actors’ strike ends, according to a Wall Street Journal report.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/the-discovery-ad-free-plan-now-costs-an-extra-2-per-month-155507156.html?src=rss

Multiple People Have Been Shot On Campus Of Morgan State University In Baltimore, Police Say

Police say multiple people have been shot at Morgan State University in Baltimore.

Quasi-Planets Called JuMBOs Are Bopping Around in Space

A team of astronomers have detected over 500 planet-like objects in the inner Orion Nebula and the Trapezium Cluster that they believe could shake up the very definition of a planet.

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Dungeons & Dragons Updates Bigby to Replace AI-Enhanced Images

Earlier this year, Dungeons & Dragons released the supplemental lorebook/bestiary, Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants. Fans were quick to point out that some of the illustrations looked… off. After answering some questions on X/Twitter, artist Ilya Shkipin explained that yes, he did use generative AI to assist his…

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Everything You Need to Know About Amazon’s Next Prime Day in October

Following a successful debut last year, we’re getting a second Prime Day from Amazon this year as well. Amazon is referring to this second event as the Prime Big Deal Days and it will run from 3 a.m EST on Tuesday October 10 through 3 a.m. EST on Wednesday October 11. The first, bigger, Prime Day sale ran from July…

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Judge Issues Gag Order After Trump Refers to Court Clerk as Chuck "Schumer's Girlfriend"

As per usual, Donald Trump just can’t shut up—and it’s causing him, and everybody around him, major problems.

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Kari Lake Files Paperwork To Run For Senate In Arizona

Lake is the favorite for the Republican nomination in what’s shaping up to be a three-way general election race.

Everything You Need to Know About Amazon’s Next Prime Day in October

Following a successful debut last year, we’re getting a second Prime Day from Amazon this year as well. Amazon is referring to this second event as the Prime Big Deal Days and it will run from 3 a.m EST on Tuesday October 10 through 3 a.m. EST on Wednesday October 11. The first, bigger, Prime Day sale ran from July…

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