Seniors Worldwide Start To Outnumber Children More Rapidly Than Previously Thought

Seniors 65 years old and over have been outnumbering children aged 5 or under across the world since 2023, the Census Bureau reports. Changes likes these are picking up speed, while demographers try to catch up.

LTO Tape Shipments Look Like They Will Reach Record Exabyte Levels In 2026

LTO exabyte shipments look like they could reach record levels in 2026 based upon Q1 2026 year over year shipment increases, driven by AI workload storage demand

Google Tapping A $350 Million Solar Plant Powered With Zinc Batteries

Its data centers will be the main customers for a grid-connected solar and battery plant that blends lithium packs for short-term use with 10-hour zinc modules.

When Countries Change Their Names

Only a handful of impromptu country name changes were requested at the United Nations since its inception. Most, but not all, have tackled colonial legacies.

Hardware Is Hot Again At The 2026 IEEE Hot Chips Conference

The 2026 Hot Chips Conference showed ways to expand HBM technology, including Samsung’s zHBM as well as other AI memory devices such as D-Matrix’s 3D DRAM.

CXL Growth Shown At The 2026 FMS Conference

The 2026 FMS showed growing adoption of CXL for memory expansion and memory pooling with projections of significant growth in adoption over the next few years.

High Bandwidth Flash Advances At The 2026 FMS Conference

SK hynix and Sandisk showed their new DRAM & NAND products and announced the initial HBF specification and roadmap at the 2026 FMS Conference.

HDD Industry Revenue Could Top $30B In 2026

2026 TMRC presentations show 8TB per disk HDDs in the laboratory. Due to the imbalance of HDD supply and demand, HDD revenues could exceed $35$ in 2026.

AI Is Needed To Make Semiconductor Engineering Work More Productive

Agentic AI is fundamentally changing how engineers approach design and verification. The ability to effectively use these tools will be a requirement in this industry.

Solid Growth For Digital Storage In Media And Entertainment

Digital storage and memory vendors are creating new storage products to meet the needs of video professionals so they have the tools they need to express their visions.