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Expect a brutal price tag for one of the first Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro phones (androidauthority.com)

2026-06-26 | tags: xiaomi, snapdragon 8 elite gen 6, xiaomi 18 pro

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16-year-old SATA II SSD survives 1 petabyte of writes — 25x more than the drive's endurance rating (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-19 | by Zhiye Liu | get Samsung 870 EVO SSD → | tags: sata ii, samsung 860 evo, petabyte of writes

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A Perceptron in Age of Empires II (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-18 | by Adrian De Wynter | tags: age of empires ii, nand gate, scenario editor

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'The retail SSD market has almost disappeared,' says Silicon Motion exec — PC OEMs are buying third-party drives as direct NAND supply dries up (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-16 | by Anton Shilov | get Samsung 970 Evo SSD → | tags: ssd, silicon motion, nand

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SMI's PCIe 6.0 SSD controller for consumer SSDs coming next year, but severe NAND shortages will get even worse in 2027 as AI data centers swallow supply — An interview with Silicon Motion's SVP Nelson Duann (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-16 | by Anton Shilov | get Silicon Motion PCIe 6.0 SSD → | tags: pcie 6.0, silicon motion, nand shortages

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AMD takes over MEXT for memory tiering tech that enables flash to appear as DRAM to applications — tech to 'address growing memory constraints' in the data center (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-15 | by Anton Shilov | get AMD Ryzen 7 7800X → | tags: amd, mext, nand flash

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AMD takes over MEXT to 'address growing memory constraints' in the data center — memory tiering technology enables flash to appear as DRAM to applications (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-15 | by Anton Shilov | get AMD Radeon Memory Module → | tags: amd, mext, memory tiering

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42% slashed off Samsung's 990 Pro SSD, 2TB now $369 — $270 savings brings one of the fastest PCIe 4.0 SSDs to its lowest price in months (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-15 | by Joe Shields | get Samsung 990 Pro SSD → | tags: samsung 990 pro, pcie 4.0, newegg

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SK Hynix moves 375-layer NAND into mass production, replacing tungsten with molybdenum (techspot.com)

2026-06-15 | by Skye Jacobs | get SK Hynix NAND Flash Module → | tags: sk hynix, nand scaling, 375-layer

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Crushing shortages force Biwin into $1.86 billion NAND deal for SSDs — multi-year agreement locks in fixed pricing as spot market threatens to dry up (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-11 | by Anton Shilov | get Samsung 980 PRO SSD → | tags: billion, biwin, memory

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Nvidia and SK hynix ink multi-year memory co-development and supply agreement — seeks to address extended development cycles (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-08 | by Anton Shilov | get Nvidia SK Hynix Memory Kit → | tags: hynix, memory, nand

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New Silicon Motion SM2524XT chip brings 14 GB/s to mainstream SSDs — 6nm DRAMless controller boasts heavy AI PC optimization and slashes KV cache latency (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-29 | by Anton Shilov | get Silicon Motion SM2524XT SSD → | tags: silicon motion, sm2524xt, pcie 5.0

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FBI agent explains how easy it is to ID people posting AI porn without consent (arstechnica.com)

2026-05-26 | tags: account, cops, hernandez

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Two Men Arrested for Creating AI Deepfake Porn (futurism.com)

2026-05-25 | by Joe Wilkins | tags: deepfake porn, generative ai, cornelius shannon

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Huawei develops 122TB SSD with new packaging tech to sidestep US sanctions on 3D NAND chips — Chinese firm develops proprietary tech to cram more NAND dies in a smaller footprint (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-23 | by Jowi Morales | get Samsung 980 PRO SSD → | tags: huawei, 3d nand, die-on-board

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Memory prices tipped to fall as China starts flooding the market with DRAM and NAND chips (techspot.com)

2026-05-22 | get Crucial Ballistix Memory Kit → | tags: corsair, changxin memory technologies, dram

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Students Boo and Jeer as AI Name-Reader Flops Spectacularly at College Graduation Ceremony (futurism.com)

2026-05-19 | by Maggie Harrison Dupré | get AI Name-Reader Device → | tags: ai name-reader, glendale community college, azfamily

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Record-high pricing pushes SSD and memory makers to borrow $880 million just to afford buying chips — Adata, TeamGroup, and others take on substantial debt to survive shortages (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-18 | by Luke James | get Crucial Ballistix DDR4 RAM → | tags: adata, teamgroup, dram

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Researchers unveil NAND-DRAM hybrid that could outperform traditional memory (techspot.com)

2026-05-18 | get NAND-DRAM Hybrid Memory → | tags: imec, nand-dram, charge-coupled device

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Samsung 990 Pro gets discount of over $200 from recent highs — grab the 2TB model for $429.99 (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-17 | by Kunal Khullar | get Samsung 990 Pro 2TB SSD → | tags: samsung 990 pro, pcie gen 5, nvme

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Standard 90-day vulnerability disclosure policy is likely dead thanks to AI, expert warns that AI can weaponize patches in 30 minutes — LLM-assisted bug-hunting ushers in a new cyberworld order (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-12 | by Bruno Ferreira | get Cybersecurity Bug Bounty Kit → | tags: anand, attackers, code

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Possible Flight-Related Hantavirus Case Emerges After Cruise Ship Outbreak (gizmodo.com)

2026-05-06 | get Travel Safety Emergency Kit → | tags: hantavirus, cruise ship, canary islands

23.

Toilet maker Toto is here to help with the RAM crisis (engadget.com)

2026-05-01 | by Steve Dent | get Toto Washlet Bidet Seat → | tags: toto, nand memory, electrostatic chucks

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Chipotle’s new brand chief gave fast-food burgers buzz. Now he’s coming for fast-casual burritos (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-30 | get Burrito Maker Kit → | tags: chipotle, fernando machado, burger king

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Apple shares June quarter guidance with 14% to 17% revenue growth outlook (9to5mac.com)

2026-04-30 | by Marcus Mendes | get Apple M2 Chip → | tags: apple, iphone, drama

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Forget Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra: I found alternatives that are nearly as good for less money (zdnet.com)

2026-04-29 | by Prakhar Khanna | get Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra Case → | tags: samsung galaxy s26 ultra, memory chips, idc report

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A Samsung factory strike may push DRAM and NAND prices even higher (techspot.com)

2026-04-28 | get Samsung DDR4 RAM → | tags: samsung, dram, nand flash

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John Giannandrea has found a new role after leaving Apple (9to5mac.com)

2026-04-27 | by Ryan Christoffel | get Google Tensor Chip → | tags: apple, giannandrea, cuspai

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Samsung phone division could post its first ever loss as AI drives memory costs higher (techspot.com)

2026-04-25 | get Samsung Galaxy Smartphone Case → | tags: samsung, drams, nand

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The #1 NFL Draft Pick Is a Finance Wonk Who Is a LinkedIn Power User — And He Treats Football Like a Corporate Job (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-24 | by Jon Small | get NFL Draft Finance Book → | tags: nfl draft, fernando mendoza, las vegas raiders