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256TB SSD, CPU vulnerabilities, CNET deleting articles + more!

Aug 12, 2023
Samsung announces 256TB SSDs, Inception, Downfall, Zenbleed CPU flaws, CNET deletes old articles to game Google, Best Buy Back to School, Valve selling refurbished Steam Deck, LK-99 probably isn't a superconductor, Google working on Continuity for Android, PS5 Slim leaked in video, Aug X launches Augie voice cloning feature
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  • Samsung announced a groundbreaking 256TB SSD with significantly reduced energy usage and introduced the PBS SD architecture and PCIe Gen 5 SSD with impressive capacities and read bandwidth.
  • Multiple vulnerabilities named Inception, Downfall, and Zenbleed were identified in Intel and AMD processors, exploiting speculative execution and requiring firmware updates for mitigation.

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Samsung's 256TB SSD with Low Energy Usage

Samsung teased the industry's first 256TB solid-state drive (SSD) at the Flash Memory Summit. The upcoming SSD uses 7 times less energy than combining 832 terabyte drives for the same storage level. Additionally, Samsung introduced the PBS SD architecture, a petabyte-scale ultra-high capacity solution that adjusts capacity based on context and requests public funding. Furthermore, the company unveiled the PCIe Gen 5 SSD with capacities of up to nearly 31 terabytes and a sequential read bandwidth of 16 gigabytes per second.

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