AI demand is triggering a historic memory-chip shortage. Meeting exponential demand for chips will be expensive and maybe even impossible.

Pay any attention to the computer market these days and one thing becomes abundantly clear: RAM—or Random-Access Memory—has gotten pretty expensive. Memory prices have already surged approximately 90% ...

Apple didn't raise the price of its budget iPhone and iPad Air — but it is increasing its MacBook Air and MacBook Pro prices ...

A global shortage in memory chips sparked by artificial intelligence has dealt a “tsunami-like shock” to the smartphone industry, pushing prices to all-time highs, according to a new report.

It's been nearly a year since COVID-19 lockdowns led to a toilet paper shortage that lasted for several weeks. But the pandemic is still leading to supply chain issues that are slowing the production ...

A boom of investment in artificial intelligence has led to an unforeseen problem: a shortage of the world's memory chip ...

Industry and government are aware of the memory chip shortages and the resulting increase in prices. Doing nothing is not an option.

A stack of memory chips lying on top of each other - Kinek00/Shutterstock There's a new memory chip shortage and its effects are likely to reach consumers faster than expected. As you probably guessed ...

If it feels these days as if everything in technology is about AI, that’s because it is. And nowhere is that more true than in the market for computer memory. Demand, and profitability, for the type ...

The new generation of Apple laptops was unveiled Tuesday.

Memory now accounts for 35% of the materials required to build a PC, up from roughly 15%–18% previously. Chief financial officer Karen Parkhill said memory costs increased roughly 100% sequentially ...

Ford says memory costs are rising as Samsung, SK Hynix and Micron Technology chase AI demand. More DRAM/NAND in cars could mean higher 2026 prices, longer waits, or feature deletions.