đ° Today's Technology News đ° đ§ Lawsuits claim that SanDisk Extreme SSDs are "worthless" đ¨⚖️đ Western Digital now facing three class-action complaints within two days. Check out the details and ongoing discussion on Ars Technica's website. #SanDisk #WesternDigital #SSD #lawsuit đŦđ¤ Are you using ChatGPT in your school or university? The New York Times wants to hear about it! Share your experience with AI chatbots in teaching and coursework. đđ¤đ #ChatGPT #AI #education #teaching đđš️ Madden 24 players on PS5 and PC are experiencing glitchy audio, with popping sounds and disappearing channels. The Verge reports on the issue and users' concerns. Have you encountered this problem? đŽđ #Madden24 #PS5 #audioissues #gaming đĻ đŦ Microbiome startup, Viome, has raised an impressive $86.5M series C funding. Read TechCrunch's article for more information on their AI-based assessments and supplements. đ°đĒ #Viome #microbiome #AI #funding đ Links: SanDisk Lawsuits: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/08/lawsuit-takes-western-digital-to-task-over-sandisk-ssds-allegedly-erasing-data/ ChatGPT in Education: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/18/nyregion/are-you-using-chatgpt-in-your-school-or-university-we-want-to-hear-about-it.html Madden 24 Audio Issues: https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/19/23838186/madden-24-ps5-pc-audio-issues-popping-clicking-stereo-channel-dropping-ea-sports Viome Funding: https://techcrunch.com/2023/08/18/viome-a-microbiome-startup-raises-86-5m-inks-distribution-deal-with-cvs/
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SanDisk Extreme SSDs are "worthless," multiple lawsuits against WD say
On Thursday, two more lawsuits were filed against Western Digital over its SanDisk Extreme series and My Passport portable SSDs. That brings the number of class-action complaints filed against Western Digital to three in two days.
In May, Ars Technica reported about customer complaints that claimed SanDisk Extreme SSDs were abruptly wiping data and becoming unmountable. Ars senior editor Lee Hutchinson also experienced this problem with two Extreme SSDs. Western Digital, which owns SanDisk, released a firmware update in late May, saying that currently shipping products weren't impacted. But the company didn't mention customer complaints of lost data, only that drives could "unexpectedly disconnect from a computer."
Further, last week The Verge claimed a replacement drive it received after the firmware update still wiped its data and became unreadable, and there are some complaints on Reddit pointing to recent problems with Extreme drives.
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PlayStation 5 and PC Madden 24 players are dealing with annoying popping audio and disappearing sound channels in the game right now. A post on the Madden subreddit says that, during games, the audio is cutting out on half their soundbar, then returning with some static, seemingly happening whenever a play ends and a cutscene shows.
Our own Nilay Patel says he's having the same issue on his PS5 through a Dolby Atmos rig, even when he switches the output to just stereo. Throughout the Reddit post, other users say they hear loud popping sounds every few seconds or when they pause the game. The sound is apparently bad enough that one user is worried it's going to damage their sound system by playing the game. Another says the audio is...
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