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Google Deploys Fix As Home Speakers Secretly Download Gigs Of Data

Smart devices have been making headlines lately for being traffic hogs capable of generating several 100GBs of unnecessary traffic that can, in some instances, overwhelm home networks. The Google Home Speaker, which we reviewed earlier this year, is the latest device guilty of causing a headache for users after it began to download far more data than expected.

The first signs of this issue began to appear on the /r/googlehome subReddit, where users shared network logs indicating their speakers are attempting to download quite a lot of data. A user by the name of /u/Bekkenes posted an image of their Unifi dashboard, where their three speakers were devouring 140GB, 81.7GB and 65.3GB of data respectively, with all of this traffic happening in just one day.

Another user, /u/Protxch, posted a screenshot from their router that showed their lone speaker had managed to download 695GB of data and additionally uploaded some...

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Denuvo's first attempt to identify cracker Voices38 went too far, a judge said

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. Connecting the dots: Denuvo has spent the past few weeks trying to uncover Voices38's true identity. The mysterious cracker has been wreaking havoc on the company's notorious DRM and anti-tamper

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Old-school lens tool lets cine cameras shoot two POVs at once

October 20, 2026 The Sterimax is claimed to fit any cine camera equipped with a standard 19-mm rod support Éclat Lens Tools View 2 Images While adding visual effects in post-production has its advantages, there's also something to be said for shooting them right in-camera. That's

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Claude Opus 5.5 and Claude Sonnet 5.5 available in Antigravity

Whether you are iterating on a quick bug fix or planning a complex migration, different tasks call for different models. In keeping with Google Cloud's commitment to an open ecosystem and to give developers the right model for every job, Claude Opus 5.5 and Claude Sonnet 5.

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Denuvo's first attempt to identify cracker Voices38 went too far, a judge said

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Claude Opus 5.5 and Claude Sonnet 5.5 available in Antigravity

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