Daily Shaarli
May 20, 2026
New financial disclosures from SpaceX show that Starlink has reached 10.3 million paid subscribers, doubling its user base in just one year. This provides a rare look at the financials and rapid expansion of the satellite internet service.
Plex is dramatically increasing its lifetime subscription price, which is significant news for home media enthusiasts and anyone invested in self-hosted streaming. Lon has covered Plex and media boxes before, so this could support a useful commentary video about subscription economics and the future of home media software.
Google is transforming Search from a list of links into an AI-powered experience filled with conversational answers, autonomous agents, and interactive interfaces — a shift that could further reduce traffic to publishers across the web.
Gizmodo reports on a next-generation ChromeOS laptop push informally dubbed 'Googlebooks,' positioned as more premium Chromebook-like systems. If this reflects a real platform direction, it's relevant to Lon because ChromeOS hardware evolution has long-term implications for low-cost and midrange laptop buyers.
Google is experimenting with improved group meeting experiences for Beam, its 3D telepresence-focused communications platform. If the article accurately reflects a product push and not just a concept, this could be an interesting future-of-video-conferencing topic with strong demo potential.