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New E2 SSD Standard Emerges as Industry Leaders Push Storage Innovation at OCP Summit 2025

Major technology companies are converging on a new E2 SSD form factor designed to support 128TB+ drives for next-generation data centers. The 2025 OCP Summit featured significant developments in QLC flash storage, high-bandwidth memory, and cooling solutions from industry leaders including Meta, Samsung, and SK hynix.

Industry Unites Behind E2 SSD Standard

Technology leaders are reportedly converging on a new E2 form factor for solid-state drives that could become the industry standard for high-density data center applications, according to presentations at the 2025 Open Compute Platform Summit. Sources indicate the standard is designed to support 64 NAND packages with large flash controllers and high DRAM memory on a single circuit board operating at 30+ watts with minimal airflow requirements.

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Meta Restricts AI Chatbot Access to WhatsApp Business Platform Starting 2026

Meta Platforms is implementing new restrictions that will prevent artificial intelligence companies from using WhatsApp’s business API as a primary interface for their chatbots. The policy change, effective January 15, 2026, specifically targets LLM providers offering general-purpose AI assistants through the popular messaging platform.

WhatsApp Business API Access Restricted for AI Chatbots

Meta Platforms will prohibit artificial intelligence companies from using WhatsApp‘s business API as a primary interface for their chatbots starting in 2026, according to reports. The policy change specifically targets providers of large language models and generative AI platforms who have been using the messaging service as a front-end for their technologies.