On March 24, 2026, Google Research officially unveiled TurboQuant – a disruptive AI compression technology that compresses the KV Cache. The announcement triggered immediate volatility in the global memory chip market.
SSD garbage collection is an automated background process run by the SSD’s internal controller. Its job is to clean up invalid data (garbage) left by file deletions, overwrites, and system changes, reorganize fragmented flash memory space, and refresh usable storage blocks for new data writes.
If the strike goes ahead, prices of solid-state drives, memory modules, AI core memory and other products are highly likely to see a new round of sharp increases. The memory market, already in a price hike cycle, is set to have its upward momentum further accelerated.
To check your SSD health, the most reliable way is to use S.M.A.R.T. — a built-in feature in all modern SSDs — paired with OS-native tools or trusted third-party software. You don’t need advanced technical skills.
In a landmark announcement at the DesignCon 2026 conference held in Santa Clara, California, Synopsys presented the first public demonstration of PCIe 8.0-class electrical performance operating at a blistering 256 GT/s.
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