Weekly Subscription News: Welcome Baskets, School Supplies and Budgets

Featuring CNN, Meta, API, Square and Microsoft

Welcome baskets, school supplies and budgets all made the subscription news headlines this week. CNN accidently sent welcome baskets to CNN+ staffers who were laid off after the subscription service was shuttered, an innovative mom creates a subscription service for school supplies to help teachers, and a report shows that 54% of consumers who canceled subscriptions are rethinking their budgets. Also, Meta pushes publishers toward short-form video, Square expands the integration of Afterpay to in-store POS, and Microsoft wants to grow its cybersecurity business with new managed services.

CNN Accidently Sent Welcome Baskets to CNN+ Staffers Who Were Laid Off
Insider

Mom Creates Subscription Service for School Supplies to Help Teachers
CBS58 – WDJT Milwaukee

API Receives $1.65M Grant to Extend Management of Table Stakes Through 2023
American Press Institute

The Data Point: 54% of Consumers Who Canceled Subscriptions Are Belt-Tightening
PYMNTS.com

Meta Looks Set to Push Publishers Toward Short Video in New Pivot
Social Media Today

Square Expands Afterpay Integration to In-Person Points of Sale
Square

Report: Apple Already Testing USB-C for iPhone
Gizmodo

Microsoft Aims to Boost Cybersecurity Business with New Managed Services
GeekWire

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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!