The Seagate BarraCuda is a slow but inexpensive hard drive that suffers from its use of SMR technology. It’s good for specific use cases but should be avoided for high-performance applications.
https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/seagate-barracuda-8tb-hdd-review
YMTC chairman warns about turmoil and disorder in the semiconductor industry.
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/ymtc-chairman-asks-suppliers-to-buy-back-fab-tools
The authors say that ChatGPT's use of their text is infringement.
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/novelists-sue-openai-over-training-data
Three weeks after its "quantum computer turned US-manufactured, Amazon-sold ARM development board" made the news, Iran has finally officially acknowledged that it hadn't actually showcased its quantum computing systems.
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/iran-admits-its-quantum-computer-had-zero-quantum-in-it
As part of the Steam Summer sale, Valve is selling the Steam Deck for up to 20% off, marking its lowest price ever.
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/steam-deck-price-hits-new-low
Microsoft introduces Windows Copilot into the latest Windows 11 dev build, which is an enhanced version of Bing Chat that is accessible from the taskbar.
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/microsoft-bringing-chatgpt-to-desktop-windows-copilot
Tahmid Rahman of Solidigm, and Patrick Chiu of Supermicro joined a Tech Talk roundtable discussion hosted by Gestalt IT to break down the benefits of next-generation quad-level cell (QLC) solid-state storage drives (SSDs) for the enterprise and the cloud.
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/solidigm-and-supermicro-execs-discuss-ssd-density
We review the 14TB Seagate IronWolf Pro, an HDD built for NAS that also serves well in other roles given its performance and pricing.
https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/seagate-ironwolf-pro-14tb-hdd-review
Preliminary investigations indicate that the Chinese ‘weather balloons’ in the news earlier this year were indeed designed for spying on Americans.
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/chinese-spy-balloons-used-american-tech-report-says
Hitting a new low price, we see the 2TB WD Black SN850X SSD dropped to just $142 on Amazon ahead of all the upcoming sales events like Amazon Prime Day.