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Intel Tightens Purse, Halts Hiring for Two Weeks

Intel has elected to freeze all hiring for its Client Computing Group (CCG), responsible for development of end-user products focussed on 2-in-1, thin-and-light, commercial and gaming solutions. According to a memo seen by Reuters, Intel’s decision stems from a package of cost-cutting measures, and will serve as a breather for the company to re-evaluate its…

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Chia Crypto Plotting Can Destroy an SSD in Weeks

Unlike Bitcoin and Ethereum mining, Chia cryptocurrency farming does not require expensive accelerators or graphics cards. Yet, it still may be quite an expensive way of getting cryptocurrency as it requires fast SSDs to create plots and high-capacity HDDs to store those plots. Furthermore, since consumer-grade SSDs are not designed for write-intensive workloads (something that our avid…