As AI Eats Up The World’s Chips, Memory Prices Take The Hit

At CES 2026, sleek new laptops dazzled—but soaring memory costs driven by AI chip demand threaten to make everyday PCs ...
Ars Technica

GPU prices are coming to earth just as RAM costs shoot into the stratosphere

It’s not a bad time to upgrade your gaming PC. Graphics card prices in the 2020s have undulated continuously as the industry has dealt with pandemic and AI-related shortages, but it’s actually ...
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RAM costs are skyrocketing—and these 5 other gadgets are paying the price

No matter how much memory gets produced by the likes of Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron, there just isn’t enough to go around anymore. With gigantic orders from all the major AI data center builders, ...
Seeking Alpha

Soaring Memory Prices Will Cannibalize Apple's Profit

Apple faces a structural margin headwind from surging DRAM and NAND prices driven by AI server demand, threatening its premium valuation. With 74% of revenue tied to hardware, Apple's exposure to ...
CNN

Phones might get pricier next year. Thank the AI boom

Fancy cameras, giant screens and massive storage usually make smartphones more expensive. But next year, it’s a routine component that might be boosting prices: memory. And it’s not just phones. Any ...