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Security Hardware

Synology patches a critical NAS flaw that could let attackers in without logging in

No password, no problem: attackers could read files, write files, and crash a NAS remotely
A hot potato: Despite recent controversies over its corporate policies, Synology still holds a large slice of the increasingly popular NAS market. When its devices are hit by dangerous security flaws, customers should take note. Hackers and cyber-criminals certainly will.
Full story By Alfonso Maruccia,
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Hardware Industry

Used memory chips are creeping into budget phones, and it could get worse

Reballed modules are expected to make up 4% of mobile RAM this year, and as much as 9% in 2027
TL;DR: Desperate times call for desperate measures, and the electronics industry has been there for a while now. After grappling with rising memory costs and inventory shortages, and eventually realizing that the situation may take years to resolve, some device makers are looking for alternative solutions that give old hardware components a new lease on life.
Full story By Shawn Knight, 14 comments
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Hardware Gaming

The AI boom is coming for Switch cartridges, as a key chip supplier quits making ROM

Macronix makes more money on flash memory for data centers
The big picture: Memory makers have spent most of this year steering their factories toward AI data centers, a shift that is reportedly impacting the chips inside Nintendo Switch game cartridges. Taiwanese chipmaker Macronix is one of the main suppliers of the ROM in those cards. It's now winding down that business to make more flash memory instead. That said, Nintendo likely won't run short of cartridges anytime soon.
Full story By Zo Ahmed, 7 comments
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Hardware AI

Magnetic tape storage is booming again, thanks to AI's unquenchable hunger for data

New LTO Ultrium LTO-10 tapes can store up to 100TB of compressed data per cartridge
Magnetic Storage Bubble: The Linear Tape-Open (LTO) format was designed back in the 90s as an open-standard alternative to proprietary tape formats. Now, the magnetic storage technology is growing in both relevance and shipment volumes because AI companies can't seem to stop gobbling up digital data for LLM training and inference workloads.
Full story By Alfonso Maruccia, 13 comments
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