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WD Innovation Day 2026 press Q&A transcript: roadmap plans to reach 60TB with ePMR and 100TB via HAMR by 2029 — 'at some point, the laws of physics will require us to transition to HAMR'
By Zak Killian published
Premium WD's leadership, now fully split from Sandisk, talks about its expectations for the future with industry analysts. We cover the full transcript of the press-only session right here.

America’s AI chip rules keep changing — and the rest of the world is paying the price
By Chris Stokel-Walker published
Premium What’s going on with Donald Trump’s attitude to AI chips, and how could it play out?

Here’s what the FCC ban on foreign-manufactured routers actually means for consumers
By Brandon Hill published
Premium Router manufacturers will now need to jump through some restrictive hoops to sell products in the U.S.

Analyzing Noctua's roadmap — new PSUs, fan-equipped mice, the elusive Thermosiphon, and disappearing prototypes
By Niels Broekhuijsen published
Premium We take a look at Noctua's current lineup of releases through Q2 2026, in addition to what products we might expect from them in the future, including the impressive Thermosiphon cooler.

Testing DirectStorage with GPU decompression — do Blackwell GPUs have the upper hand?
By Dan Mateescu published
Premium We tested DirectStorage with GPU decompression on Blackwell GPUs to see if they perform better than prior generations.

GTC 2026: Ian Buck press Q&A transcript — VP of Hyperscale and HPC speaks out on shelving CPX and shipping LPU decode this year
By Luke James, Jeffrey Kampman published
Premium Following Nvidia's GTC 2026 keynote, where CEO Jensen Huang laid out the company's Vera Rubin architecture and the Groq 3 LPU acquisition, Nvidia's Ian Buck sat down with press for a Q&A session.

The $599 MacBook Neo stunned the budget laptop market
By Andrew E. Freedman published
Premium The $599 MacBook Neo is an incredible budget laptop. But if you're all in on Windows, there are a few advantages that traditional PCs still offer if you shop the right sales.

How to protect yourself from bad external SSDs during the PC hardware apocalypse
By Matt Safford published
Premium If you’re shopping for a new external SSD, you might want to buy a drive soon, and something that was released before the AI demand seemingly gobbled up all the good flash.
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