Ars Technica

AI costs how much? GitHub Copilot users react to new usage-based pricing system.

In April, GitHub announced that it was moving subscribers from request-based billing to a usage-based model for its AI-powered Copilot service. As that new pricing model goes into effect today, many ...
9to5google

Google adjusts Gemini’s new usage limits in response to complaints

At I/O 2026 last week, the Gemini app switched to compute-based usage limits. In response to “feedback about hitting limits too quickly,” Google today announced some changes. The new “compute-used” ...
Android Authority

Gemini user hits 5-hour usage cap after a single prompt, Google responds

Google’s new compute-based Gemini limits are frustrating users who say they are hitting usage caps far too quickly. One Google AI Pro subscriber shared video proof showing that a single failed ...
Android Authority

Google quietly nerfed its AI Pro plan, and here's what you get now

After announcing a price cut for its AI Ultra plan, Google is imposing stricter usage limits on its AI Pro plan. Google says it is switching to a new credit system based on the compute utilized by ...
PC World

Google just made big changes to Gemini usage limits

PCWorld reports Google is switching Gemini from daily request limits to a compute-based system that considers prompt complexity, features used, and chat length. This change addresses increasing ...
CBS News

Parents sue after student disciplined for using AI on school project in Massachusetts

Neal J. Riley is a digital producer for CBS Boston. He has been with WBZ-TV since 2014. His work has appeared in The Boston Globe and The San Francisco Chronicle. Neal is a graduate of Boston ...
TechCrunch

Clawdmeter turns your Claude Code usage stats into a tiny desktop dashboard

Silicon Valley’s tokenmaxxing era now has its own hardware. A new open source project brings your Claude Code utilization stats into a tiny desktop dashboard, allowing AI power users to keep an eye on ...
Macworld

Should you keep your MacBook plugged in when you’re using it?

Over the last several years, Apple has dramatically improved how it handles lithium-ion battery charging in iPhones, iPads, Macs, and Apple Watches. Across multiple system releases, the company moved ...
Ars Technica

Anthropic raises Claude Code usage limits, credits new deal with SpaceX

SAN FRANCISCO—At its Code with Claude developer conference on Wednesday, Anthropic announced a deal with SpaceX to utilize the entire compute capacity of the latter’s data center in Memphis, Tennessee ...
InfoWorld

GitHub shifts Copilot to usage-based billing, signaling a new cost model for enterprise AI tools

GitHub is moving its Copilot coding assistant to a usage-based billing model, replacing fixed subscription pricing with consumption-based charges as demand for AI-driven development workloads ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Devs Sound Off on Usage-Based Copilot Pricing Change: 'You Will Get Less, but Pay the Same Price'

GitHub Copilot plans will move to usage-based billing on June 1, 2026, replacing Premium Request Units (PRUs) with GitHub AI Credits tied to token consumption. Base plan prices are unchanged, but ...
Wall Street Journal

We’re Using So Much AI That Computing Firepower Is Running Out

What really happens after you hit enter on that AI prompt? WSJ’s Joanna Stern heads inside a data center to trace the journey and then grills up some steaks to show just how much energy it takes to ...