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Lexar regional manager says that RAM prices are expected to double by the end of the year
By Jowi Morales published
Don't get your hopes up.

Industry coalition urges Trump administration to take urgent action as AI data centers' extreme memory consumption threatens other industries
By Etiido Uko published
Risks are emerging despite billions of dollars of US investment in domestic semiconductor supply chains

GoPro warns 'substantial doubt about the company’s ability to continue' in regulatory filings
By Jowi Morales published
Higher memory costs and lower sales is hitting GoPro hard. The company isn't filing for bankruptcy yet, but it might end up doing that if it does not resolve the issue sooner.

Apple quietly axes 128GB Mac Studio amid supply constraints and local AI frenzy
By Jowi Morales published
Apple quietly pulls high Unified Memory capacity Mac Studios and Mac minis from the Apple store as the memory crunch continues to affect consumer products.

Framework founder says that ‘personal computing as we know it is dead’
By Jowi Morales published
You will own nothing and be happy about it.

Ubuntu Linux raises minimum system requirements by 50%
By Mark Tyson published
The release notes for Ubuntu 26.04 LTS show that Canonical has quietly raised the minimum RAM requirement for its popular Linux-based operating system by 50%.

Micron predicts that cars will need 300GB of RAM
By Jowi Morales published
Self-driving cars are essentially AI supercomputers on wheels.

Silicon Power US RMA policy now hedges against AI-driven RAM and SSD shortages
By Bruno Ferreira published
Most RAM and SSD manufacturers still offer in-warranty replacements as Silicon Power U.S. hedges policy against shortages

RAM kits are now sold with one fake RAM stick alongside a real one to create a performance illusion
By Zhiye Liu published
V-Color announces new 1+1 DDR5 memory kits with one real memory module and one filler module for AMD-based systems.

Retailer denies memory replacement due to 4x increase in DDR5 pricing, says price increase would equate to an 'upgrade' for the customer
By Bruno Ferreira published
Australian retailer refused to exchange a RAM kit under warranty and instead told the customer they needed to pay the difference in price.
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