Toshiba has announced that it is the first company in the hard disk storage space to “verify 12-disk stacking technology.” Rivals currently aren’t able to squeeze more than 10 platters in their 3.5-inch HDDs. Thanks to this latest innovation, Toshiba expects to be able to commercialize 40TB HDDs for data centers as early as 2027.

Turn it up to 11? This one goes to 12.

How did Toshiba manage

AMD and Intel are celebrating one year since the formation of the x86 Ecosystem Advisory Group, an alliance designed to coordinate the evolution of the x86 instruction set architecture (ISA) and ensure that new features are supported by both leading CPU designers. In the first year, AMD and Intel have managed to ratify four new features that are set to be supported by the upcoming processors from these companies, including long-awaited memory tagging.

The new cross-vendor capabilities agreed upon

Pat Gelsinger says we’re already in an AI bubble, but says it could be several years before anything bad happens. The former Intel CEO was asked during an interview on CNBC if we’re in an AI bubble, stating, “There’s a lot of leverage in the system, there’s a lot of cash, but then there’s a whole bunch of other folks who are trying to build these data centers. Whether there’

China has blocked the export of certain products produced by the Dutch chip company, Nexperia, according to Bloomberg . This is the same company that the Dutch government recently seized from its Chinese parent company to prevent the transfer of what it called "crucial technological knowledge" from leaving the country. This action appears to be retaliatory and highlights the increasingly multi-polar world that is developing under the umbrella of rapid global expansion in AI capabilities, and a rush to secure important strategic

The seizure of $7.3 billion in bitcoin from Chinese "Bitcoin Queen" Qian Zhimin by the UK's Metropolitan Police set the record for the largest cryptocurrency seizure ever recorded. However, the 130,000 Chinese victims of Qian's scams may face difficulties attempting to recover their stolen funds from the UK government, claims Nikkei Asia .

When Qian pled guilty to criminal charges of illegally acquiring and possessing the cryptocurrency in September, the UK government seized all 6

Earlier this month, we reported on DJI’s fervent rejection of a recent U.S. District Court ruling. On Monday, the popular drone maker told Tom’s Hardware it is going to appeal against the decision, which upheld its designation as a “Chinese Military Company” by the U.S. government. The decision by DJI isn’t a surprise, as it seeks to defend its place in one of the most lucrative markets it has developed.

This decision to

Swedish-Swiss multinational industrial outfit ABB has announced a partnership with Nvidia that will see it support Nvidia's rollout of 800 VDC power architecture for 1 megawatt server racks. The company says the collaboration will power future gigawatt-scale data centers thanks to its high-efficiency infrastructure.

In case you haven't dipped your toes in the data center world, moving to 800V DC transmission is quite a big deal, as it allows for significant efficiency improvements, large

In a bit of irony, the developers behind Windows-alternative ReactOS are finally working on introducing the Windows Display Driver Model (WDDM) to the Windows OS alternative as Windows 10 reaches end-of-life. ReactOS dev The_DarkFire_ posted a lengthy blog post, discussing the complications of starting the development of implementing WDDM into ReactOS.

The_DarkFire_ reveals that implementing WDDM into ReactOS has been difficult, due to a lack of video driver documentation for both XDDM