Why Berkshire Hathaway's New York Times bet is a fitting end to the Warren Buffett era

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Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett prepares to throw a newspaper in a competition just before the company's annual meeting in Omaha, May 4, 2013.

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Grindr is testing a premium AI tier with prices up to $499 a month

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Grindr's new "Edge" is testing at some hefty price points.

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Why subscriptions make everything more expensive

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Subscription services exist for nearly everything consumers buy. Many, like Netflix or Spotify, start out affordable, but the cost adds up over time. And while signing up is effortless, canceling can be difficult.

The $1 trillion reason Elon Musk ended Tesla FSD purchases

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The rise of Friend Socialism

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Meet the man making money for Tucker Carlson, Megyn Kelly, and Bari Weiss

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Megyn Kelly and Tucker Carlson left Fox News for careers in podcasting and YouTube.

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Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime Video subscribers are hitting 'pause' instead of canceling altogether

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People are pausing streaming services like Netflix, Disney+, and Amazon Prime Video.

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America is trapped in a nightmare of never-ending subscriptions

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Doug Mattison just wanted to cancel his gym membership.

Defector Media started with a bang. It's an uphill climb to keep growing — just like in most of digital media.

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The government steps in to make it easier to cancel your subscriptions

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The Federal Trade Commission finalized a rule designed to make it easier for customers to cancel their subscriptions.

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