[The Morning After]( It's Monday, September 04, 2023. Would you be willing to [pay for Facebook]( Meta may add a paid subscription option to Instagram and Facebook for users in Europe, according to The New York Times. The ad-free tier addresses European Union (EU) regulations that have diminished some of Metaâs most lucrative data-collection methods, but, the NYT says, the company would continue offering free ad-supported versions of Facebook and Instagram in the EU. So, is this a cost-saving move? Would ad-free sites affect the companyâs bottom line? Back in April, Meta said that advertising in the EU made up 10 percent of the companyâs total revenue. The EU fined Meta â¬1.2 billion in May for moving EU citizenâs data to US-based servers. In addition, the company was fined â¬265 million in 2022 for failing to prevent millions of Facebook usersâ mobile numbers (and other data) from being scraped and posted online. Oh, and self-promotion time: The Morning After is heading to YouTube for a weekly show. It pits me against a camera and the weekâs biggest news. Iâll run through the most intriguing stories and tech launches of the last seven days â and say what I really think about them. You can watch, like, subscribe, share and abuse me in the comments (donât do that) [right here]( All with no paid subscription option. At least not yet. â Mat Smith ââYou can get these reports delivered daily direct to your inbox. [Subscribe right here!]( The biggest stories you might have missed [Lenovo Yoga Book 9i review: The world isnât ready for dual-screen laptops, but Lenovo is]( [Xbox Series S is now available in Carbon Black with 1TB of storage]( [Hitting the Books: The programming trick that gave us Doom multiplayer]( [Engadget Podcast: iPhone 15 event preview]( With Bloomberg's Mark Gurman.
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Engadget This week, Devindra and Cherlynn are joined by Bloombergâs Mark Gurman, the purveyor of many Apple rumors that usually come home to roost. They discuss what we expect from the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro. Based on Gurmanâs reporting so far, the iPhone 15 will likely get Appleâs Dynamic Island. The iPhone 15 Pro will gain thinner bezels, a titanium frame and a periscope camera could appear on the Pro Max. Oh, and thereâs the whole USB-C thing. [Continue reading.]( ['PowerWash Simulator' will let you clean the grime away from Back to the Futureâs DeLorean]( Another crossover universe in need of a clean.
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Square Enix A Back to the Future expansion is on the way to PowerWash Simulator, a self-explanatory game that turned out to be one of 2022âs biggest surprise hits. Itâs the gameâs latest crossover, following [Final Fantasy VII]( Tomb Raider and SpongeBob SquarePants DLC. Alongside the DeLorean, you can also clean Doc Brownâs van, the Hill Valley clocktower, the Holomax Theatre and the Time Train, from the less-good Back To The Future 3. [Continue reading.]( [The best Labor Day tech sales we can find]( Including deals on the MacBook Air, Hisense TVs and Solo Stove fire pits. Labor Day weekend isn't known as an especially fruitful time for tech deals, but there are a few notable discounts. Both the 13- and 15-inch versions of Apple's M2 MacBook Air are down to all-time lows, for one, as are Hisense's well-reviewed U6K and U8K TVs. If youâre looking for the latest tech, the new Beats Studio Buds + are $40 off at the moment, too. [Continue reading.]( The Morning After is a daily newsletter from Engadget designed to help you fight off FOMO. Who knows what you'll miss if you don't [subscribe](. Craving even more? [Like us on Facebook]( or [follow us on Twitter](. Have a suggestion on how we can improve The Morning After? [Send us a note.]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Youtube]( [Instagram]( You are receiving this email because you opted in at [engadget.com](. Not interested anymore? [Unsubscribe from this newsletter.]( Copyright © 2023 Yahoo. All rights reserved.