Toshiba plans to nearly double AI storage HDD capacity by fiscal 2027 Toshiba is spending $380 million to expand Philippine HDD production capacity New Toshiba drives could increase storage capacity by 40% per drive Artificial intelligence is giving conventional hard drives an unexpected second wind, as data centers require enormous amounts of relatively affordable storage….

Kansas City developer proposes 20-story data center on only 0.23 acres Only two floors of Revitalization Unlimited’s 20-story tower would house servers The vertical data center would cost $183 million — $1,300 per square foot Recent research from real estate firm Cushman & Wakefield claims the average data center land transaction covers 224 acres, pushing…

When it comes to affordable tri-band Wi-Fi 7 mesh routers for a home or home office setup, there’s really only a few options out there – I’m thinking Amazon’s eero Pro 7, Netgear Orbi 770, Asus ZenWiFi BT8, TP-Link Deco 7 Pro. And then there’s the MSI Roamii Be Pro, coming in at $245 (was…

It appears that this Amazon Prime Day sale and the adjacent discounts at other retailers really will be the best time to snag a gear upgrade before GTA 6 arrives. However, there’s so much to filter through when it comes to gaming peripherals, be it headsets or controllers, or even TVs. • Browse the full…

US soldiers in Germany built and flew an armed drone without contractors The live strike took less than five minutes from launch to impact Officers say the 3D-printed casing can carry almost two pounds of explosives The US Army has tested an attack drone assembled and operated by soldiers, marking an unusual step toward independently…

DeepSeek open sourced Ascend ports of its production kernel and communication libraries with Huawei’s support in tow Published benchmarks ran on a proof-of-concept hardware kit DeepSeek says is not a publicly distributed release Two repositories are genuinely new and have received hundreds of GitHub stars versus Nvidia’s thousands; the other announced components are updates to…

Choosing between two creative laptops becomes much easier when they share many of the same core specifications but have different prices. That’s exactly the situation with two MSI laptops which have been discounted for Amazon Prime Day. • Best for: I’d choose the MSI Katana 15 HX for most users, while the Crosshair A16 HX…

The Bluetti Elite 200 V2 proved itself an ideal battery backup for long drives, camping, power outages, and general backup in our tests. Now, the portable power station has got a Prime Day price cut. • Best for: Campers, motorhome owners, off-grid travellers, and households looking for a high-capacity backup power source that can handle…

Amazon Prime Day is in full swing and while there are plenty of tempting deals to be had for all sorts of tech in general, the computing component side of the big sale is a depressingly barren place. • Browse the full Amazon Prime Day sale When it comes to the core components of a…

Not content with taking over the worlds of air fryers, blenders, and coffee machines, Ninja has launched a new waffle maker, with five crispiness settings so you can achieve exactly the right level of browning. Unlike a conventional waffle iron, which requires you to carefully pour batter onto a horizontal plate, the Ninja Belgian Waffle…