Synology caves, walks back some drive restrictions on upcoming NAS models

As of DSM 7.3, Synology no longer mandates validated drives in 2025 DiskStation Plus, Value, and J-series devices.
Nikkei Asia

Hard-drive giant Western Digital to invest $1bn in Japan R&D: CEO

TOKYO -- Western Digital, the world's largest manufacturer of hard-disk drives, will invest $1 billion in Japan over the next five years to help the company "drive the next generation of innovation," ...
Forbes

Seagate Introduces 36TB HAMR Hard Disk Drives

Seagate announced shipments of Exos M hard disk drives, HDD, samples to customers with up to 36TB storage capacity. These HDDs use the company’s Mozaic 3+ heat assisted magnetic recording, HAMR, ...
EDN

Hard disk drives (HDDs) deserve their own “Moore’s Law”

Hard disk drives have advanced in capacity along a path roughly parallel to the well-known semiconductor premise.