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HDD AFR, 24TB HDDs, Liqid L40S UltraStack, Fantom Drive & Weebit Nano Embedded ReRAM![img](/img/external-link.svg)
Blackblaze, a cloud storage company, has been tracking and reporting HDD, and more recently, SSD failure rates. Western Digital is shipping its 10-disk 24TB CMR HDDs for hyperscale, cloud and enterprise data center customers. Fantom Drives announced its VENOMX PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD for gaming, virtual reality and video production. Weebit Nano announced that it has received wafers with its embedded resistive random-access memory.
After scouring the Black Friday PS5 SSD sales I found one of the best deals yet![img](/img/external-link.svg)
Get 50% off a 1TB SSD and enjoy the ability to install a lot more PS5 games before the need to delete old ones. The best PS5 SSD deal we’ve found is the SN850X M.2 2280 NVMe from Western Digital. At 1TB, it effectively double the existing amount of storage in your PS5.
Super Computing Conference Digital Storage Announcements![img](/img/external-link.svg)
Digital storage and memory are critical components in high performance computing, including AI. DDN announced its Infinia software-defined storage (SDS) platform for AI and cloud applications. Western Digital was showing the company’s OpenFlex Data24 3200 NVMe-oF (NVMe over fabric) storage platform.
Western Digital Flash Business Spin Off Likely To Have Little Impact![img](/img/external-link.svg)
Western Digital (WDC) said that it plans to spin off its Flash Memory Business as a separate business unit. This decision appears to have avoided the merger between WDC’s NAND flash business and Kioxia that has been rumored for many months. Shareholders might benefit, but this will likely not have much impact on the market.
Western Digital to split flash memory business after...![img](/img/external-link.svg)
Western Digital to split flash memory business after Kioxia merger talks stall. The company launched a review last year after activist investor Elliott Management disclosed a stake of nearly $1 billion in Western Digital.
Wall Street recovers some losses after falling 10% below its summertime high - Los Angeles Times![img](/img/external-link.svg)
The Standard & Poor's 500 was 1% higher in its first trading. Western Digital was helping to prop up the market. Brent crude, the international standard, sank 1.5% to $87.83 per barrel.
Western Digital is spinning off its flash memory business as sales decline![img](/img/external-link.svg)
Western Digital is splitting into two companies: one for its flash business and another for hard drive storage products. The company announced the change alongside its earnings results on Monday.
Stock market news today: US stocks rally as investors await Fed decision, Apple earnings![img](/img/external-link.svg)
The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped about 1.6% or more than 500 points. McDonald's beat earnings estimates for the third quarter as higher menu prices boosted sales growth. Western Digital rose more than 6% after the company announced it would split into two separate publicly traded firms.
US STOCKS-Wall St eyes higher open as investors await Fed rate verdict, more earnings![img](/img/external-link.svg)
Futures up: Dow 0.55%, S&P 0.57%, Nasdaq 0.69%. McDonald's rises after beating Q3 estimates. Western Digital jumps on plan to separate into two cos.
Western Digital shares slump after the end of deal talks with Kioxia | Mint![img](/img/external-link.svg)
Western Digital Corp's share price fell as much as 13% on the stock market on Thursday. Western Digital witnessed its worst intraday drop since October 2021. The deal talks ended after SK Hynix withdrew its support for the deal.
Kioxia has reached out to JIC to invest in merger with Western Digital - Bloomberg News![img](/img/external-link.svg)
Kioxia Holdings has reached out to state-backed Japan Industrial Partners (JIC) to invest in a planned merger of its flash memory business with that of Western Digital. Japan's top banks are set to commit to 1.9 trillion yen ($12.67 billion) in financing to support the merger.
The 5 most popular CEOs in the US right now, as voted by employees — and the 5 least popular![img](/img/external-link.svg)
Anonymous social media platform Blind ranked 104 CEOs based on an employee survey. Nvidia's CEO Jensen Huang received the highest approval rating of 96%. Western Digital CEO David Goeckeler was at the bottom of the list at 0%.
Amazon Big Deal Day live updates on the best deals including Echo devices, Fire Sticks and more![img](/img/external-link.svg)
The Amazon Prime Big Deal Day will see thousands of products reduced in price. The sale begins just after midnight on Tuesday, October 10, and will run until 11.59pm on Wednesday, October 11. Amazon has promised the lowest prices of the year on selected ranges including Barbie, Samsung mobile, Sony, Western Digital and Xiaomi. There will also be deals available on Bose, Shark, Oral-B and Fitbit.
David Goeckeler of Western Digital ranked as CEO with lowest approval rating in new national survey...![img](/img/external-link.svg)
According to Blind, a tech career community that provides an anonymous platform for employees to discuss issues, 13,171 US workers gave their opinions on their companies' CEOs. David Goeckeler of San Jose’s Western Digital didn't receive a single vote of approval from his workers, as the results showed that Bay Area firm employees are fed up with their top executives.
Martin Lewis' MSE team lists best Amazon Prime Day deals you can get![img](/img/external-link.svg)
Amazon will release thousands of deals from 12.01am on Tuesday, October 10. While the day of savings is exclusively for Prime members, you can sign up for a free Prime trial to get access to the cut price deals. MSE reports Amazon will offer its "lowest prices of the year on selected products from Barbie, Samsung mobile, Sony, Western Digital, and Xiaomi"
Kioxia's banks to refinance $13.5 bln loan for Western...![img](/img/external-link.svg)
Kioxia's banks to refinance $13.5 bln loan for Western Digital merger -Bloomberg. Western Digital's hard drive business not expected to be part of the deal. Kioxia said the information in the report is not something the company has announced.
Western Digital now sells SSD upgrade drives for the Steam Deck and ROG Ally![img](/img/external-link.svg)
Western Digital is launching its new SN770M NVMe SSD, designed specifically for devices like the Steam Deck and ROG Ally. The small M.2 2230 form factor drives will be available in 500GB, 1TB, and 2TB options. They offer speeds of up to 5,150 MB/s based on PCIe Gen 4.
Western Digital WD Blue SN580 NVMe SSD launched in India![img](/img/external-link.svg)
Western Digital launched its WD Blue SN580 NVMe solid-state drive (SSD) on Thursday(September 7) in India. The hardware accessory is designed to meet the growing demands for speed and reliability in the digital content creation industry. It boasts read speeds of up to 4,150 MB/s for swift access to data and applications.
Western Digital WD Blue SN580 NVMe SSD launched in India![img](/img/external-link.svg)
Western Digital launched its WD Blue SN580 NVMe solid-state drive (SSD) in India. The hardware accessory is designed to meet the growing demands for speed and reliability in the digital content creation industry. It boasts read speeds of up to 4,150 MB/s for swift access to data and applications.
Meet Shah Rukh Khan Through Western Digital's Contest with Jawan: Here’s How to Enter!![img](/img/external-link.svg)
Western Digital and Red Chillies Entertainment's Jawan join forces for an exclusive contest, giving fans a chance to meet Shah Rukh Khan. The lucky winners of the contest will have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to meet Bollywood's superstar.