Morning Overview on MSN

Microsoft targets BitLocker slowdowns with hardware acceleration

Microsoft is trying to put an end to the long running trade off between full disk encryption and fast solid state storage by ...
eWeek

First Robot App Store Ships Punches and Dance Moves

Chinese robotics firm Unitree has launched what it claims is the world's first robot app store, now in public beta for i ...
The Next Platform

Rebellions AI Puts Together An HBM And Arm Alliance To Take On Nvidia

The number of AI inference chip startups in the world is gross – literally gross, as in a dozen dozens. But there is only one ...
How-To Geek on MSN

The hidden downside of cheap SSDs no one warns you about

It really comes down to what you're going to use the drive for, and your specific budget. The gap between DRAM-equipped and ...
Utrecht University

Nine researchers from Utrecht University receive NWO Open Competition ENW-XS grant

These are small, quick boosts of up to €50,000 for ideas that are bold, innovative and potentially groundbreaking.
Live Science

New 'DNA cassette tape' can store up to 1.5 million times more data than a smartphone — and the data can last 20,000 years if frozen

Running out of space on your phone? Don't upgrade your cloud-storage subscription just yet. Scientists in China have discovered that images, text files and other digital data can be stored in strands ...
Ars Technica

After nearly 30 years, Crucial will stop selling RAM to consumers

On Wednesday, Micron Technology announced it will exit the consumer RAM business in 2026, ending 29 years of selling RAM and SSDs to PC builders and enthusiasts under the Crucial brand. The company ...
The New York Times

Does New York Need Another Luxury Grocery Store?

Meadow Lane opened to immense hype and long lines. Despite early hiccups, some New Yorkers are still eager to shop designer provisions. Meadow Lane, a gourmet grocer in TriBeCa, opened this month ...
Wall Street Journal

Judge Blocks IRS’s Data-Sharing Agreement With ICE

The Internal Revenue Service acted unlawfully when it turned over tens of thousands of taxpayers’ addresses to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, a federal judge found Friday, in a ruling that also ...
Network World

Samsung’s 60% memory price hike signals higher data center costs for enterprises

The world’s largest memory chipmaker’s aggressive pricing threatens to push AI server costs up 10-25% as supply constraints remain through 2026. Samsung Electronics has raised prices on DDR5 memory ...
Nasdaq

3 Data Memory Stocks Beating NVDA This Year

The artificial intelligence revolution has created a three-pronged bull market in the tech sector. First, you have the hyperscalers like Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL ...
CNET

How Much Unified Memory Do I Need in a Mac?

One of the biggest impacts of Apple's switch from Intel to its own M-series silicon -- debuting with the M1 in the 2020 MacBook Air, MacBook Pro and Mac Mini -- is faster, more stable, and more energy ...