An SSD company has just agreed to an almost $2 billion multi-year NAND deal, which is a sign it expects the memory crisis to stick around for a while

An SSD company has just agreed to an almost $2 billion multi-year NAND deal, which is a sign it expects the memory crisis to stick around for a while

The memory crisis has fundamentally changed how we approach memory and storage. It has made consumers adjust expectations about how much capacity they can get, and for what cost, and for companies like Biwin, it has meant having to purchase billions worth of NAND flash memory years in advance just to make sure it has…

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Google says it’s preparing for the quantum apocalypse, when traditional encryption methods are broken by quantum computers, by 2029—which is much sooner than originally expected

If you’ve never heard of Q-Day, the moment when quantum computers become capable of breaking traditional encryption methods and exposing vast amounts of data, often referred to as the ‘quantum apocalypse‘, then Google’s latest announcement might come as something of a shock. The company is giving itself a 2029 timeline to “secure the quantum era”…

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Another one bites the dust: Binance CEO quits as both he and the company plead guilty to money laundering charges and accept whopping $4.3 billion fine

Binance is the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world, and has been under investigation by US authorities for years over allegations of offshore money laundering. Now it has announced that CEO and founder Changpeng Zao is to step down from his role and plead guilty to violating US money-laundering regulations (via BBC), alongside Binance itself…

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Epic is reportedly cooking up a Disney extraction shooter, and suggestions staff are lukewarm on it are ‘not reflective of the ambitions of the Disney collaboration’

In the wake of severe layoffs last month, Epic’s increasingly looking to the House of Mouse to shore up its flagging fortunes, per a recent report from Bloomberg. At the time of the layoffs, Epic CEO Tim Sweeney wrote that the company was “spending significantly more” than it was making thanks to a slump in…

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Unmasking the Genuine GameZone official in a Sea of Fakes

GameZone has emerged as a leading card game developer in the Philippines, offering a unique blend of local and international flavors. However, the platform’s success has attracted unwanted attention in the form of counterfeit websites, posing significant risks to unsuspecting users. As the digital landscape continues to expand, the proliferation of fake websites mimicking legitimate…

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Razer’s New Blade Moves the GPU Outside

Razer today announced its new ultrabook Blade Stealth, which is basically a thin and light notebook but with gaming credentials. From looking at it, you’d be forgiven if you thought it was slow. But nope, it’s got a Core i7 6700U humming along at 2.5GHz (3.1GHz turbo), and PCIe SSD that’s configurable up to 512GB–no…

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