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Western Digital’s BiCS8 218-layer 3D NAND is being put to good use in a wide range of client and enterprise platforms, including WD’s upcoming Gen 5 client SSDs and 128 TB-class datacenter SSD. On the external storage front, the company demonstrated four different products: for card-based media, 4 TB microSDUC and 8 TB SDUC cards with UHS-I speeds, and on the portable SSD front we had two 16 TB drives. One will be a SanDisk Desk Drive with external power, and the other in the SanDisk Extreme Pro housing with a lanyard opening in the case. All of these are … Read more

Amazon just gave its Kindle lineup a pretty big shake-up. From the inclusion of AI in its Scribe model to bringing color to e-readers for the first time, this might be the most notable update for Kindle users in years. But if you’re looking for flashy features like color displays or smarter software, you won’t have to wait long—Amazon’s newest gadgets will be available soon. Kindle Scribe: Writing Gets Smarter First up, the Kindle Scribe, which already had a pretty unique focus on note-taking, is now stepping it up with AI. With this addition, Scribe users can automatically tidy up … Read more

Samsung had quietly launched its BM1743 enterprise QLC SSD last month with a hefty 61.44 TB SKU. At FMS 2024, the company had the even larger 122.88 TB version of that SSD on display, alongside a few recorded benchmarking sessions. Compared to the previous generation, the BM1743 comes with a 4.1x improvement in I/O performance, improvement in data retention, and a 45% improvement in power efficiency for sequential writes. The 128 TB-class QLC SSD boasts of sequential read speeds of 7.5 GBps and write speeds of 3 GBps. Random reads come in at 1.6 M IOPS, while 16 KB random … Read more

Is EDA meant to react to the needs of the industry, or anticipate its needs and develop ahead of the curve? The balance point may be shifting. The EDA industry is located at an interesting place, where anticipation and reaction come together. Too much of either one is wasteful, but too little leaves the industry having to deal with unwanted problems. We see this happening in several areas today, and the balance is changing for several reasons. We normally expect universities to be 100% anticipatory. There is no point in them working on old problems, unless some change in the industry … Read more

Introduction The H100, Nvidia’s latest GPU, is a powerhouse built for AI, boasting 80 billion transistors—six times more than the previous A100. This allows it to handle massive data loads much faster than any other GPU on the market. AI or any deep learning applications need significant processing power to train and run effectively. The H100 comes with powerful computing capabilities, making the GPU perfect for any deep learning tasks. The GPU is built to train large language models (LLMs) for text generation, language translation, develop self-driving cars, medical diagnosis systems, and other AI-driven applications. H100, built on Hopper architecture, … Read more

Meta’s Instagram has just unveiled updates focused on safeguarding teens from sextortion scams. Central to these updates is blocking users from screenshotting private media sent in direct messages (DMs). Previously, users could take screenshots of temporary photos or videos, but the sender would be notified. Now, Instagram is taking it further by ensuring you can’t save such content at all, a move aimed at keeping media truly ephemeral. Users who send “view once” or “allow replay” media in DMs can rest assured that the receiver won’t be able to save it to their device. To close loopholes, Instagram has also … Read more

We have talked a lot about the capabilities and potential of Deep Learning Image Generation here on the Paperspace by DigitalOcean Blog. Not only are image generation tools fun and intuitive to use, but they are one of the most widely democratized and distributed AI models available to the public. Really, the only Deep Learning technology with a larger social footprint are Large Language Models. For the last two years, Stable Diffusion, the first publicly distributed and functional image synthesis model, has completely dominated the scene. We have written about competitors like PixArt Alpha/Sigma and done research into others like … Read more

Archetype AI has introduced an AI model called Newton that can grasp physical phenomena without needing humans to provide any training or rules. The model processes raw sensor data to make accurate predictions across various fields, from mechanics to energy systems, by analyzing patterns instead of being given specific equations. Learning Without Help from Humans Newton showcases an unprecedented method of learning physics by analyzing raw sensor inputs. The model can generalize physical principles, like energy transfer or oscillations, from purely observational data, which is something no AI model has done before. Using over half a billion samples from sensors, … Read more

Sabrent’s lineup of internal and external SSDs is popular among enthusiasts. The primary reason is the company’s tendency to be among the first to market with products based on the latest controllers, while also delivering an excellent value proposition. The company has a long-standing relationship with Phison and adopts its controllers for many of their products. The company’s 2 GBps-class portable SSD – the Rocket nano V2 – is based on Phison’s U18 native controller, and has been available in the market for well over a year now. This review takes a detailed look at the Rocket nano V2 External … Read more

Big events like New York Comic-Con give publishers a good reason to tee up some upcoming comics and big events to come throughout the next year. Marvel already revealed their 2025 lineup will include Doctor Doom ruling the planet and an all-new Ultimate Wolverine, but what’s going on with DC? We broke down five of the biggest announcement to come from the publisher, which includes fresh new stories and several returning fan-favorites. Peacemaker is dipping into comics Mitch Gerads/DC Max’s Peacemaker is currently expected to come back for season two sometime next year. To tide you over until then, DC is releasing … Read more