Weekly Subscription News: Walking, Hacking and Insider Trading

Featuring Peloton, NBC, MSNBC, Snap, Amazon and One Medical

In this week’s subscription news, members of the Peloton board face an insider trading lawsuit, NBC and MSNBC employees plan a walkout to protest employee layoffs, and Amazon closes the acquisition of One Medical. Also, Snap debuts an AI chatbot for paid subscribers, LastPass is hacked again, and TechCrunch shares how social media platforms are utilizing the subscription model.

Peloton Board Faces Insider Trading Suit on Pandemic Hype Claims
Bloomberg Law

NBC, MSNBC Employees Plan Walkout in Protest of Layoffs
The Washington Post

Snap Debuts AI Chatbot for Paid Subscribers
PYMNTS

Amazon Closes Acquisition of One Medical, Lowering the Price of Primary Care Membership
GeekWire

Three Ways to Help Make Your Subscription Sales Recession-Resistant
Forbes

LastPass Says Employee’s Home Computer Was Hacked and Corporate Vault Taken
Ars Technica

Here’s How Every Social Media Company Is Adopting Subscriptions
TechCrunch

Where Did Facebook’s Funding for Journalism Really Go?
Columbian Journalism Review

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Dana E. Neuts

Dana Neuts is Subscription Insider's Editorial Director, covering our daily subscription news as well as member features, case studies, premium content, and reports. Dana is also a writer, editor, marketer and communications professional. Her work has appeared in AARP Bulletin, The Seattle Times, Seattle Business, 425 Business, 425 Magazine, South Sound Magazine, Northwest Travel and more. Her specialties include business writing, community news, senior issues, travel and, of course, subscriptions!