Author: Zach_Wilson
Yes! You can finally buy 26TB hard disk drives, two years after launch, but only in packs of 20 for $9100, and you will probably need a data center to run them
Back in May 2022, Western Digital unveiled its 22TB CMR and 26TB UltraSMR hard disk drives, the latter of which achieved its high capacity through the use of large block encoding and an advanced error correction algorithm to increase track-per-inch (TPI) density. The 26TB Ultrastar DC HC670 UltraSMR HDD is…
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Perplexity’s AI search engine goes deep to get your answers
AI conversational search engine Perplexity typically looks for information online or in a provided database and interacts with users one at a time. Now, the company is changing things up with two new major features to augment its answers and improve its collaborative ability. The Internal Knowledge Search and Spaces…
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Amazon’s color Kindle is too late to the party – I’m firmly in camp Kobo now
There was a time when the Kindle range set the example for other ereaders to follow, but looking at the new 2024 Kindles from Amazon, I’m quite sure that time has passed. It now seems that Amazon is doing just enough to keep up with Kobo and that’s particularly true…
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Penguin Random House books now explicitly say ‘no’ to AI training
Book publisher Penguin Random House is putting its stance on AI training in print. The standard copyright page on both new and reprinted books will now say, “No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner for the purpose of training artificial intelligence technologies or systems,”…
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Ted Lasso season 4 may have leaked before Apple TV Plus announces it – with a filming date sooner than expected
Ted Lasso’s season three finale was a tearjerker and gave a fitting end to the titular character. After spending time at Richmond AFC as their coach, making friends and rivals along the way, Ted decided to return to Kansas City. But if new reports are anything to go by, he…
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Cuba’s power went out across the island on Friday
Cuba lost power across the nation on Friday after a major power plant failed, according to the country’s energy ministry. Blackouts have been a recurring problem for Cuba’s aging power grid, the New York Times reported, noting the country has lacked fuel to run the gird fully for weeks. Its…
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