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Netflix Obligated to Reimburse Millions of Subscribers After Historic Court Decision

Italy has gained attention with a significant court decision against Netflix, deeming the streaming giant’s price increases from 2017 to 2024 unlawful. The court in Rome determined that Netflix did not provide specific, justifiable reasons for these hikes in its contracts, breaching Italy’s Consumer Code. Consequently, long-standing Italian subscribers are expected to receive considerable refunds, with Premium plan users possibly getting as much as €500 and Standard plan users up to €250.

Netflix is now under a 90-day obligation to inform all affected customers via its website and national media, or it will face a €700 daily penalty. This ruling follows closely after Netflix’s recent price increases for U.S. subscribers, underscoring the global scrutiny the company encounters regarding its pricing policies.

The Italian consumer organization Movimento Consumatori brought forth the lawsuit, contending that Netflix’s contracts did not sufficiently detail potential future price shifts. The court’s ruling requires Netflix to restore prices to their pre-increase amounts, such as lowering the Premium plan from €19.99 to €11.99.

While Netflix intends to contest the ruling, it has revised its contract terms since April 2025 to better outline future price changes, suggesting that price hikes after this date may be allowed. Nevertheless, the ruling currently pertains only to Italy, leaving subscribers in other areas subject to the most recent price modifications unless similar legal measures are initiated locally.

Anker’s Nebula P1 Projector: The Portable Sound King

The Soundcore Nebula P1 from Anker isn’t the most portable Google TV projector I’ve ever reviewed, nor is it the brightest. It doesn’t even have a built-in battery. Instead it’s a decent video device that focuses on sound. The Nebula P1’s standout feature is a pair of speakers that detach to create true left- and […]

Velxio: Open-Source, Self-Hosted Simulator for Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and ESP32

Velxio multi board simulator

Velxio is an open-source, self-hosted simulator for Arduino, ESP32, and Raspberry Pi boards that works directly in your web browser. You can drag-and-drop boards, connect components and modules, write and run code in Arduino or Python, and access the serial console, all without hardware. If it looks similar to what the Wokwi simulator has to offer, it’s because Velxio was inspired by it and even integrates the AVR8 CPU emulator, RP2040 emulator, and QEMU fork for ESP32 Xtensa emulation from the Wokwi project. But the key difference is that Velxio can be self-hosted, although there’s also an online demo. Velxio currently supports 19 targets across five architectures AVR8 (ATmega / ATtiny) Arm Cortex-M0+ (Raspberry Pi RP2040) RISC-V RV32IMC/EC (ESP32-C3 / CH32V003) Xtensa LX6/LX7 (ESP32 / ESP32-S3 via QEMU) Arm Cortex-A53 (Raspberry Pi 3 Linux via QEMU) The project also offers 48 components. The developer mentions that additional features compared to […]

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