Western Digital expects $100 productivity benefit from AI; ‘soft-spin’ likely in October

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Western Digital (WDC) said the AI ​​boom has helped boost demand for SSDs, while separately noting that the company’s “soft” version is expected in early October.

Rob Soderberry, executive vice president and general manager of Western Digital’s Flash business unit, was speaking.

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