Western Digital unveils high bandwidth hard drives with 4x I/O performance
Western Digital is introducing new high bandwidth hard drives that combine multi-head read and write techniques with a dual actuator design to significantly boost I/O performance while preserving capacity. The roadmap targets up to 100 TB HDDs with throughput that aims to rival traditional QLC SSDs on price and density.
Nvidia and Dassault deepen partnership to build industrial virtual twins
Nvidia and Dassault Systèmes are expanding their long-running partnership to build shared industrial Artificial Intelligence world models that merge physics-based virtual twins with accelerated computing. The companies aim to shift engineering, manufacturing and scientific work into real-time, simulation-driven workflows powered by Artificial Intelligence companions.
Microbes, hyperscale data centers, and Artificial Intelligence’s truth crisis
New biotechnology approaches could squeeze more metal out of aging mines just as hyperscale Artificial Intelligence data centers and a misinformation crisis drive fresh concern over how digital infrastructure reshapes the world.
Moltbot and the case for human agency as the core Artificial Intelligence guardrail
Moltbot’s viral rise highlights both the appeal of deeply personalized Artificial Intelligence agents and the rising need for users to assert their own agency, security practices, and governance. Human decision making and responsibility emerge as the decisive safeguard as open source agentic Artificial Intelligence systems gain system level powers.
Berkeley Lab leads foundation model effort for energy materials discovery
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory is leading a multi-institutional effort to build an open-source, agentic Artificial Intelligence platform that coordinates supercomputers, simulations, and robotic labs to accelerate energy materials discovery.
Artificial Intelligence reshapes business visibility and accountability
Artificial Intelligence has shifted from a back-office productivity tool to a front-door interface that controls how organisations are discovered, interpreted, and trusted, creating new governance and accountability pressures. As search and decision-making move inside Artificial Intelligence systems, businesses must treat visibility, accuracy, and oversight as board-level issues rather than marketing concerns.
Game developers use generative artificial intelligence despite rising industry backlash
Over one third of game workers now use generative artificial intelligence tools at work, even as a growing majority believes the technology is harming the industry.
Qualcomm enters artificial intelligence data center chip race against Nvidia and AMD
Qualcomm is pushing into the data center market with new artificial intelligence accelerators and full server systems, positioning itself against Nvidia and AMD while aiming to diversify beyond smartphones.
Microsoft pulls back Windows 11 artificial intelligence push to refocus on core features
Microsoft is easing off its ‘artificial intelligence everywhere’ strategy in Windows 11, reviewing deep Copilot integrations and pausing mandatory artificial intelligence buttons as it pivots back to stability and core functionality.
TrendForce sharply raises 1Q26 memory price forecasts on data center demand
Persistent Artificial Intelligence and data center demand is tightening global memory supply in 1Q26, prompting TrendForce to sharply upgrade its price forecasts for DRAM and NAND Flash. PC DRAM is expected to see a record quarterly price surge as shortages spread across OEMs.