At its recent Innovation Day 2026 event, Western Digital previewed two technologies in development to increase HDD throughput: high bandwidth drive technology (HBDT) and dual pivot technology (DPT).

Despite being decades old, the Stinger missile remains one of the most effective short-range air defense weapons ever built. This breakdown explains the design choices that keep it relevant, from ...

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You kind of have to sympathize with some of these so-called AI agents. They’re apologetic screw-ups that can’t get anything right, while their cruel human masters insist on making them carry out ...

After months of silence and community frustration, Synology has finally decided to loosen the grip it tightened on its rather loyal following of NAS users. And I, for one, couldn’t be happier.

What if the hard drive you’ve been relying on for years suddenly became incompatible with your Synology system, or, conversely, what if a long-awaited update finally allowed you to use drives from ...

When you are in the market for external storage solutions, two of the most common options you'll find are USB flash drives and external hard drives. Despite the difference in their names, both use the ...

I wish to make an addendum to the May 21 Repository article "Malone University undergoing 'transformation,' laying off some workers and hiring others." Malone University President Miller stated, "It ...

BS Teh, Seagate's chief commercial officer, told CNBC that the company is aiming to launch a 100-terabyte hard drive by 2030. The largest hard disk drive Seagate currently produces is the 36-terabyte ...

Nothing beats the convenience of a good old hard drive. However, when buying a hard drive, you'll need to consider several things like storage capacity, compatibility, type (HDD or SSD), connectivity ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. “Obviously” is a dangerous word, even in scenarios that seem simple. Suppose, for instance, you need to do an important computation. You ...