Vast targets AI checkpointing write performance with distributed RAID

Vast Data will boost write performance in its storage by 50% in an operating system upgrade in April, followed by a 100% boost expected later in 2024 in a further OS upgrade. Both moves are aimed at checkpointing operations in artificial intelligence (AI) workloads. That roadmap pointer comes after Vast recently announced it would support… Continue reading Vast targets AI checkpointing write performance with distributed RAID

98-year-old co-owner of Kansas newspaper swears at police during raid

The co-owner of a Kansas newspaper, who died shortly after law enforcement raided her home, swore at Marion Police Department officers and questioned whether their mothers loved them, according to security footage reviewed by NBC News. The Aug. 11 raid, which targeted the Marion County Record newsroom as well as the home of its co-owner… Continue reading 98-year-old co-owner of Kansas newspaper swears at police during raid

State Investigators To Probe Police Raid Of Small Kansas Newspaper

MARION, Kan. (AP) — A small newspaper and a police department in Kansas are at the center of a dispute over freedom of speech as the newspaper struggled Monday to publish its next edition, days after police raided its office and the home of its owner and publisher. Officials with the Marion Police Department confiscated… Continue reading State Investigators To Probe Police Raid Of Small Kansas Newspaper

Police questioned over legality of Kansas newspaper raid in which computers, phones seized

MARION, Kan. — A small central Kansas police department is facing a firestorm of criticism after it raided the offices of a local newspaper and the home of its publisher and owner — a move deemed by several press freedom watchdogs as a blatant violation of the U.S. Constitution’s protection of a free press. The… Continue reading Police questioned over legality of Kansas newspaper raid in which computers, phones seized