
Based on KIOXIA's 8th gen BiCS Flash TLC 3D flash memory
KIOXIA announced today the development and successful prototype demonstration of its latest solid-state drives, the CD9P Series PCIe 5.0 NVMe SSDs, designed to meet the growing demands of AI, machine learning, and high-performance computing (HPC) environments. Based on KIOXIA's 8th-generation BiCS FLASH 3D flash memory, built on triple-level cell (TLC) architecture and enhanced with CBA (CMOS directly Bonded to Array) technology, these new SSDs promise significant improvements in storage density, performance, and power efficiency.

No surrender as France doubles down on OneWeb
The French government has decided to lob €717 million into struggling satellite outfit Eutelsat, more than doubling its stake in a bid to prop up OneWeb and stake a bigger claim in the low Earth orbit space race.

Western Digital drops SN7100 4TB Gen 4 SSD pricing
NVMe drive hits $249 as Gen 5 gear pushes prices down
As PCIe Gen 5 SSDs start to flood the market with faster numbers and eye-watering thermals, Gen 4 gear like the WD_BLACK SN7100 is becoming a proper steal. The 4TB model is now going for just $249.99 on Amazon, slipping under the previous low of $269.99.

Fake AMD 9800X3D turns out to be hollow scam
Gamers Nexus uncovers a CPU with no guts
Someone’s been flogging bogus AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D chips online, and someone sent a dud to Gamers Nexus who cracked it open to find absolutely nothing inside.

AMD leaks its Ryzen 9600X3D and 9000 PRO CPUs
Zen 5 chips outed by Radeon driver
AMD has done the usual trick of leaking its upcoming hardware via a routine software update, this time outing the Ryzen 9600X3D, the 9600, and a fleet of Ryzen 9000 PRO CPUs in the latest Radeon SI driver.