Google's comparison highlights that Photos automatically backs up images to the cloud via a toggle in account settings, while Gallery requires manual backup. New Google accounts created after March 9, 2026 will get only 5GB of free storage by default, down from the current 15GB, though verifying a phone number unlocks an extra 10GB. Storage is shared across Gmail, Drive, WhatsApp and Photos, and additional space can be purchased through Google One starting at $2 per month for 100GB.
engadget.com
· 2026-10-06
During Prime Day, Amazon reduced the SanDisk Ultra 1.5TB microSDXC card's price from $359.99 to $299.99, marking a 17% discount and the year's lowest price. The card offers fast read speeds up to 195 MB/s and includes an SD adapter, making it suitable for expanding storage in various devices like phones and tablets.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-10-06
A selection of ten companies are developing advanced solutions such as mobile flood barriers, solid-state batteries, and nuclear reactors to combat climate change. These firms exemplify key shifts in climate technology, including energy-intensive AI infrastructure. The list aims to highlight the most impactful players tackling urgent environmental issues.
technologyreview.com
· 2026-10-06
Greenvolt Power has commenced construction of a 600 MW/2.4 GWh battery energy storage system in Siedlce, Poland, with plans to start commercial operations by late 2027. The project will utilize BYD's battery technology and connect to the national grid via new infrastructure, enhancing grid flexibility and supporting renewable energy integration. Once completed, Greenvolt's total battery capacity in Poland will reach 1 GW with 4 GWh of storage, strengthening its role in balancing renewable power supply and demand.
ess-news.com
· 2026-10-05
A tech guide outlines several built-in iPhone settings and tools that can recover roughly 10GB of storage without removing photos or apps. These include clearing cached data, offloading unused apps while keeping their data, managing message attachments, and optimizing photo storage through iCloud.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-10-05
HEVCut is an indie iOS app that compresses photos and videos on-device, claiming 50-80% file size savings with minimal quality loss, aiming to free up local or iCloud storage without requiring users to delete anything. The app also offers duplicate detection, a swipe-based deletion interface, and a video trimming tool. A limited free version is available on the App Store, with HEVCut Pro costing $24.99/year or $39.99 for lifetime access, plus a $0.49 one-week trial.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-10-03
Tesla delivered 486,532 electric vehicles in Q3 2026, down 2.1% from 497,099 a year earlier, though the figure beat analyst expectations of 456,600. Model 3 and Y deliveries slipped only 0.6% to 478,237, while sales of other models—mainly Cybertruck along with Semi and Cybercab—plunged 48% to 8,295 units, even as total vehicle production rose 3.7%. Tesla's energy storage deployments grew 9.6% year-over-year to 13.7 GWh, and full financial results are due October 21.
arstechnica.com
· 2026-10-02
Dell released fixes for six critical-severity vulnerabilities affecting its Container Storage Modules (CSM), which link enterprise storage arrays like PowerStore, PowerScale, PowerFlex, PowerMax and Unity XT to Kubernetes clusters. Two of the flaws, found in the CSM Authorization module, let unauthenticated attackers obtain admin credentials and full control over storage infrastructure; the other four allow root access on cluster nodes, token forgery, proxy takeover, and unauthorized access to Kubernetes Secrets. Dell is urging customers to upgrade to CSM version 1.18.0 or later as soon as possible.
bleepingcomputer.com
· 2026-10-02
turbopuffer, the serverless vector database used by Cursor and Notion, is overhauling its storage architecture in a project internally called 'turbopuffer v3'. Engineer Dan Harrison says the company is replacing its ANN vector index as the primary data structure, making it just one of several secondary indexes supported by a new core engine.
turbopuffer.com
· 2026-10-01
Cloudflare has released K2, a durable event streaming primitive on its Developer Platform, now in public beta. K2 stores incoming events as an ordered log built on R2 object storage, letting multiple consumers read data independently and at their own pace without losing events during downtime.
blog.cloudflare.com
· 2026-10-01
Researchers are developing AI tools that can reconstruct images and mental content from brain activity, with hopes of aiding locked-in patients and studying dreams. Separately, startups are deploying small, distributed batteries in devices like induction stovetops and food carts as an alternative to large utility-scale installations facing community pushback over fire risks.
technologyreview.com
· 2026-10-01
MIT Technology Review announced it has finalized its fourth annual Climate Tech Companies to Watch list, set to publish on October 6. The list narrows a broad set of global companies down to 10 selected for their impact on emissions, public safety or health, spanning energy storage, nuclear power and transportation.
technologyreview.com
· 2026-09-29
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