Western Digital adds post-quantum security to AI-focused HDDs

StorageNewsletter reports that Western Digital integrated post-quantum cryptography into its newest high-capacity Ultrastar UltraSMR hard drives. The company is framing the drives around AI data retention as infrastructure shifts from compute-only deployments toward persistent data systems. This is a storage infrastructure story, not a DRAM or NAND pricing update. It still matters to RamTrend because AI data growth can support capacity demand across storage tiers, including HDD fleets that complement SSDs. The memory-price read-through is indirect and should be treated as neutral for RAM.