Month: March 2025
Facebook engineers say bigger hard disk drives is making one critical metric far, far worse
Hard drives are getting larger, but performance is a problem in data centers Meta sees QLC flash as a solution, bridging the gap between HDDs and TLC With 512TB QLC SSDs planned, Meta is shifting away from E1.S and E3 Hard disk drives are still the go-to storage choice for…
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Mufasa: The Lion King prowls onto Disney+ as it finally gets a streaming release date
Mufasa: The Lion King arrives on Disney+ on March 26 Despite earning a lot at the box office, the movie has a disappointing 57% Rotten Tomatoes score It recently joins Moana 2 among the line-up of original Disney movies Disney+ is expanding its library this month, as Mufasa: The Lion…
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CFPB official tells judge he’s still not sure if agency will shut down
“Big time” confusion has wracked the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) staff since last month, the agency’s chief operating officer, Adam Martinez, testified before a federal judge in Washington, DC, on Monday. Martinez’s testimony — which will continue on Tuesday afternoon — is meant to address questions around what’s happening…
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Judge orders DOGE to release records on an ‘expedited basis’
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) must comply with a request to disclose its internal records. In a ruling on Monday, US District Court Judge Christopher R. Cooper wrote that DOGE is likely covered by the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), adding that “the public would be irreparably harmed…
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Ninja Swirl by Creami review: This might be the ultimate home ice cream maker
The original Ninja Creami became a viral hit a few years ago when it took the tech from $5,000 commercial ice cream makers and distilled it into something you could buy for less than $200. As good as the Creami is at whipping up sorbets, gelatos and smoothie bowls, there’s…
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Apple One’s Premier subscription tier just got two new perks, but I still don’t think it’s worth nearly $40 a month
Apple has added two new services to its Apple One services subscription bundle Its new Invites app has been added, with News+ Food following in April this year Despite this bundle saving money on multiple service subscriptions, we’re not entirely convinced it’s worth it For the past five years, Apple…
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