Technology expert Patrick Norton discusses the resurgence of 2.5" notebook drives in the market, including the release of a new 6TB line by WD. The podcast also covers LG discontinuing the OLED R TV, OpenAI news, and the future of television technology and seamless payments.
WD releases new 6TB 2.5″ line amidst SSD dominance.
LG discontinues Signature OLED R TV; OpenAI grants API access to Reddit.
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Google's Deal with Reddit for Real-Time Posts
Reddit signs a deal with OpenAI granting access to API for real-time posts. Google has a similar agreement for training on Reddit data.
In a market where 2.5″ notebook drives have been supplanted by SSDs and NVMe, WD releases a new 6TB 2.5″ line. What are they thinking? Patrick Norton explains. Plus LG stops making the Signature OLED R TV that rolls down and hides within a stand. And the latest helping of OpenAI news.
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Patrick Norton, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe.