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Google Home Speaker Wi-Fi Bug and Startup Growth Tips Shared

A Google Home Speaker has been identified as consuming an unusually high amount of Wi-Fi data, exceeding that of all other devices in a user's home combined. This issue appears to be a bug affecting smart home devices, with other similar gadgets also exhibiting the same problem. Separately, tech leaders at Disrupt shared insights on startup growth, emphasizing that early sales are not the primary driver, but rather strategic approaches to sales success within the first 90 days are key. AI

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Google Home Speaker Wi-Fi Bug and Startup Growth Tips Shared

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    The Google Home Speaker Has Been Secretly Eating My Wi-Fi Data My Google Home Speaker had been burning through more data than all the rest of my devices combine

    The Google Home Speaker Has Been Secretly Eating My Wi-Fi Data My Google Home Speaker had been burning through more data than all the rest of my devices combined. As I looked into it further, I found other smart home devices that had the same problem. https://www. wired.com/story…

  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    The secret to fast startup growth isn’t early sales, top names in tech say At this year’s Disrupt, Lovable GTM lead Luke Arno, Polska’s Ben Broca, and Theory Ve

    The secret to fast startup growth isn’t early sales, top names in tech say At this year’s Disrupt, Lovable GTM lead Luke Arno, Polska’s Ben Broca, and Theory Ventures’ Tomasz Tunguz gave founders some tips on how to achieve true sales success in the first 90 days. https:// techcr…