
'Frugal' Facebook considering Blu-ray as cost-effective data storage medium
One fifth the power of server-based hardware, says datacentre ops boss

Facebook is still considering switching to Blu-ray storage as a more cost- and energy-efficient method of retaining longer-term "cold" data for its customers. "We're looking at using Blu-ray as next...
Hardware
TSMC's 5nm process achieves 50 per cent yield
AMD is expected to be among the first customers for TSMC's 5nm chips, for its Zen 4 CPUs
'Magnetic domain wall' circuit design could enable magnetic wave-based computing - little or no electricity required
Creating a practical magnetic-waves-based device requires efficient modulation of spin-wave propagation
Jony Ive finally out at Apple
Apple's (former) chief design officer becomes unperson as his name is removed from corporate pages
Ocado to open mini customer fulfilment centre in Bristol
Ocado's mini-CFC is expected to achieve productivity similar to the company's full-size warehouses
Xerox threatens (again) to take its HP Inc buyout offer direct to shareholders
'Your refusal to engage in mutual due diligence with Xerox defies logic,' Xerox CEO John Visentin tells HP Inc
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