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Google Home Speaker owners reported their devices consuming unusually large amounts of Wi-Fi data, with one user citing three terabytes over two weeks and a WIRED writer finding her own speaker had used 487 GB in ten days. Google told WIRED a server misconfiguration caused some speakers to repeatedly re-download a software update, and said the issue has now been fixed.
Amazon is selling a 3-camera Arlo Ultra 4K HDR outdoor security bundle for $369.99, down from its regular price by $380. The deal includes solar panels for the cameras and a 6-month subscription plan.
Amazon has rebranded its Kindle Unlimited subscription service as Kindle+, keeping the same $11.99/month price and feature set while expanding its audiobook catalog. The expanded library will include more traditionally narrated titles as well as AI-narrated audiobooks produced through Amazon's Virtual Voice tool. Subscribers can still borrow up to 20 ebooks, audiobooks, comics, or magazines at a time across Kindle apps and devices.
Amazon has rebranded its Kindle Unlimited subscription service as Kindle+, notifying subscribers via email. The service keeps its $12 monthly price and 20-title borrowing limit, and carries over existing reading history, bookmarks and notes, while expanding its audiobook catalog, partly by letting self-published Kindle Direct Publishing authors add their own audiobooks, including AI-generated 'virtual voice' narrations.
Amazon has discounted NBA 2K27 by 29%, bringing the price below $50, a $20 reduction from its standard listing. The sale applies to the Switch 2, PS5, and Xbox Series X versions of the newly released basketball title.
Amazon has cut the price of the Shokz OpenRun Pro bone-conduction headphones to $109.95, a $70 reduction from their standard price. The headphones use open-ear audio technology aimed at runners and other athletes who want to hear their surroundings while listening to music.
Amazon is selling Apple's 16.2-inch MacBook Pro configured with an M5 Max chip, 36GB of RAM and a 2TB SSD for $3,499, a $900 reduction from its original price. This marks the lowest price yet recorded for this particular configuration.
Amazon is selling the Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE for $419.99, which includes the S Pen stylus. The tablet features a 10.9-inch display and is advertised with all-day battery life.
Amazon is offering a 30% discount on the TP-Link Deco 7 BE5000 three-pack mesh router system, cutting roughly $91 off its price. The system uses Wi-Fi 7 technology and is rated to cover up to 6,600 square feet of home space.
Amazon reported it detected hackers attempting to exploit two vulnerabilities in the PHP programming language four days before the flaws were publicly disclosed, and said exploitation is now widespread. The US NSA and UK authorities separately warned organizations running PHP to patch immediately or take systems offline, and PHP's maintainers have released fixes. The bugs reportedly went undetected for more than a decade and were found with help from OpenAI and Google AI models.
Facing growing local opposition, Google, Amazon and Meta are offering communities increased financial incentives, pledging to accept fewer tax breaks, and promising greater transparency about planned data center projects. The companies also say they are working to reduce environmental impact and are assuring residents that the facilities will raise local property values.
Weeks after its debut, the latest Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K is on sale for half its normal price at both Amazon and Best Buy, hitting an all-time low of $29.99. The device can power itself directly from a TV's USB port, eliminating the need for a separate power adapter, and supports 4K video at up to 60fps with HDR10 Plus.