Training Edition <div><br /> </div> <h2>Top Story</h2> <div> <ul> <li>[url=https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/16/spacex-spcx-cursor-acquisition-ipo.html]SpaceX has agreed to acquire AI-assisted coding startup Cursor in a $60 billion all-stock deal.[/url]&nbsp; (CNBC)<br /> <br /> Probably good for both SpaceX and Cursor.<br /> <br /> <br /> </li> <li>In other <span style="font-style: italic;">that used to be a lot</span> news, [url=https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jun/11/arbuscular-mycorrhizal-fungi-plant-life-climate-global-mapping-study]subterranean fungal networks have been mapped out to a total length of 100 quadrillion kilometers.[/url]&nbsp; (The Guardian)<br /> <br /> Or exactly 497,096,953,790,000,000 furlongs.</li> </ul> <div><br /> </div></div> <div><br /> </div> <h2>Tech News</h2> <div> <ul> <li>[url=https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ssds/the-retail-ssd-market-has-almost-disappeared-says-silicon-motion-exec-pc-oems-are-buying-third-party-drives-as-direct-nand-supply-dries-up]Silicon Motion says the retail SSD market has almost disappeared.[/url]&nbsp; (Tom's Hardware)<br /> <br /> Prices are less inflated than DRAM, but even so 1TB is the new 4TB.<br /> <br /> <br /> </li> <li>[url=https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ssds/sandisk-optimus-gx-pro-8100-8tb-ssd-review]Sandisk's Optimus Prime GX Pro 8100 Platinum Plus 8TB is the new king of high-speed high-capacity consumer SSDs.[/url]&nbsp; (Tom's Hardware)<br /> <br /> $2800 on Amazon.&nbsp; Act soon, only 20 in stock!<br /> <br /> It uses a Silicon Motion controller.<br /> <br /> <br /> </li> <li>[url=https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ssds/smis-pcie-6-0-ssd-controller-for-consumer-ssds-coming-next-year-but-severe-nand-shortages-will-get-even-worse-in-2027-as-ai-data-centers-swallow-supply-an-interview-with-silicon-motions-svp-nelson-duann]Silicon Motion is planning PCIe 6.0 controllers for non-existent consumer SSDs next year.[/url]&nbsp; (Tom's Hardware)<br /> <br /> Hooray.<br /> <br /> <br /> </li> <li>[url=https://wccftech.com/amd-next-gen-threadripper-mustang-peak-confirmed-tr6-platform-2nm-zen-6-cores-pcie-gen6/]AMD's next-generation Threadripper chips have been confirmed.[/url]&nbsp; (WCCFTech)<br /> <br /> But the only details we have are that they will be Zen 6 and support PCIe 6.0.<br /> <br /> <br /> </li> <li>[url=https://liliputing.com/commodore-callback-8020-is-a-distraction-free-flip-phone-that-runs-linux-based-sailfish-os-with-support-for-some-android-apps/]Commodore's Callback 8020 is a flip phone with a small 320x480 display.[/url]&nbsp; (Liliputing)<br /> <br /> It costs just $499.<br /> <br /> I don't think so.</li> </ul> <div><br /> </div></div> <div><br /> </div> <h2>Musical Interlude</h2> <div>[ytlite=6R10Fpatll4]</div> <div><br /> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div>Song is <span style="font-style: italic;">Here Comes the Hotstepper</span> by Yuksek.&nbsp; Anime is many.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <span style="font-style: italic;">Disclaimer: Which used to be a lot.</span></div>