When car wash membership and subscription management company EverWash began deploying machine learning (ML)-powered cameras to make sure that cars pulling into an unmanned car wash belonged to members, the company soon realized the technology could also provide other benefits. For example, using the security...
Sony Group could introduce a PlayStation video game subscription service “as early as next week,” Bloomberg reported Friday (March 25). The subscription service — which was given the code name Spartacus — has been in development and represents Sony’s answer to Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass,...
Vimeo has recently been telling some heavy users to pay as much as thousands of dollars more a year or be kicked off the platform, a report from The Verge said. The report begins with the story of Lois van Baarle, a digital artist based...
Edible subscriptions are debatably the best kind, proving a tasty menu item throughout the pandemic. And just as there’s always room for dessert, there’s untapped subscription potential waiting out there for restaurants. For the latest edition of this study series, “Digital Divide: Restaurant Subscribers and...
The most steadfast and engaged restaurant customers are those who have subscriptions to dine at a particular eatery, franchise or group. When a loyalty program is also offered, subscribers enroll at a higher rate than nonsubscribers — and also have a tendency to dine more...
By adding its new software platform, 5G connectivity and larger screens to upcoming vehicles, General Motors (GM) aims to facilitate the delivery of software services for which consumers may pay up to $135 a month. These new technologies will build upon the company’s existing ones,...
General Motors is readying as many as 50 new subscription services, set to launch over the next three to four years. According to published reports, GM North America President Steve Carlisle offered no specifics about these features when speaking with investors recently. However, he noted...
Walmart launching a three-week program of sales with the goal of adding new members and keeping existing members of the Walmart+ subscription service, CNBC reported Thursday (Feb. 24). The sales, which began Thursday, will cover products ranging from “air fryers to exercise bikes,” CNBC reported,...
At a time when consumer demand for subscription-based products is high, and companies are eager to tap fresh sources of recurring revenue, Alaska Airlines’ new Flight Pass offering would appear to address both needs, managing director of products Alex Corey told PYMNTS.
