To meet 'tremendous and humongous demand' from AI customers, SK Hynix accelerates 2027 fab plans by three months, with an even fresher fab beginning wafer production next month Good news…for somebody! PC Gamer · Jan 15
Asus says memory shortage should 'start to normalize' by 2027, but 'nobody wants to be the first one to lower prices' Asus speaks with Tom's Guide on when the ongoing RAM crisis will finally start to normalize, and how there may be a memory pricing standoff since "nobody wants to be the first" to drop costs. Tom’s Guide · Jan 15
‘That model has finally broken': Nothing CEO says the era of bargain smartphones is over – and that its prices could jump by 30% Nothing's CEO says the 'specs race' is over, as rising memory prices mean 'intentional design' is more important than ever. TechRadar · Jan 15
Micron says it's 'trying to help consumers' in RAM crisis despite killing its Crucial brand – and PC owners have got even angrier as a result Micron is even more unpopular after trying to defend its decision to shut down the Crucial brand of consumer RAM. TechRadar · Jan 14
Micron: Accelerating HBM Ramp Extends Growth Into 2027 Micron is well-positioned for the HBM demand boom and is ramping production to meet unprecedented AI-driven demand for memory. MarketBeat · Jan 14
Seeing the absolute state of memory pricing, Chinese DIY community opts for DDR3 motherboards instead You can play Arc Raiders on 10-year-old hardware, but would you want to? PC Gamer · Jan 14
‘In AI models, the real bottleneck isn’t computing power — it’s memory’: Phison CEO on 244TB SSDs, PLC NAND, why high-bandwidth flash isn’t a good idea, and why CSP profit goes hand in hand with storage capacity Phison CEO tells us about 244TB SSDs, PLC NAND, and why High Bandwidth Flash is not a good idea. TechRadar · Jan 14
New Driving Laws: 5 States Banning “Right on Red” Turns For decades, it has been a muscle memory habit for almost every driver in America. You pull up to a red light, check for traffic, look for pedestrians, and then make your turn. It is efficient, it keeps traffic moving, and for most of us, it feels like a fundamental… Budget and the Bees · Jan 14
"The year ahead is shaping up to be extremely volatile" — IDC adds another PC price alarm to a market already filled with noise Expert analysts agree that 2026 will be anything but pleasant for those shopping for a new PC, and smaller brands will struggle the most. Windows Central · Jan 14
Nothing's CEO reveals why smartphones are about to get more expensive in 2026 Smartphone prices are set to rise this year, and yes, growing memory costs are to blame. Android Central · Jan 14
The first ice core library in Antarctica to save humanity’s climate memory On Wednesday, January 14, 2026, the coolest library on Earth was inaugurated at the Concordia station, Antarctica. Samples from glaciers rescued worldwide are now beginning to be stored there for safekeeping. This will allow, among other things, future generations to continue studying traces of past climates trapped under ice, as… The Conversation · Jan 14
Ice core 'vault' preserving climate history opens in Antarctica The Ice Memory Foundation on Wednesday opened the world’s first sanctuary for mountain ice cores in Antarctica, aiming to preserve crucial records of Earth’s climate for centuries. Radio France Internationale · Jan 14
Antarctic ice vault preserves Mont Blanc and global glacier samples for future science A slice of the Mont Blanc glacier has become one of the first Alpine ice samples to be stashed away in a natural Antarctic freezer for future scientists to study. Euronews · Jan 14
LiveScience · Jan 14 MIT's chip stacking breakthrough could cut energy use in power-hungry AI processes Data doesn’t have to travel as far or waste as much energy when the memory and logic components are closer together.
PC Gamer · Jan 14 Major memory module manufacturer says: 'Trust me, we're not laughing our way to the bank' 'If you're going to buy memory, now might be a good time,' says Patriot marketing manager as prices still haven't peaked.
Tom’s Hardware · Jan 14 Phison demos 10X faster AI inference on consumer PCs with software and hardware combo that enables 3x larger AI models — Nvidia, AMD, MSI, and Acer systems demoed with aiDAPTIV+ Phison's aiDAPTIV+ stack enables large Mixture of Experts AI models and agentic AI workloads to run on client systems with limited memory capacity.
Barchart · Jan 14 This Memory Stock Is Up 745% in the Past 6 Months. Is It Unstoppable? Sandisk (SNDK) is trading at new all-time highs. Shares are up more than 745% over the past six months. SNDK maintains a 100% “Buy” technical opinion from Barchart. The stock is benefitting from what some analysts have called a “supply crunch” in memory products driven by artificial intelligence demand. Today’s...
The Independent UK · Jan 14 As global warming melts glaciers, a novel sanctuary in Antarctica is opening to preserve ice samples Scientists have inaugurated the first global repository of mountain ice cores in an Antarctic vault
PC Gamer · Jan 14 Framework 'held off as long as we could' but just cranked up prices of its Desktops and Mainboards 32 GB and 64 GB models only up a little, 128 GB option now very spendy.
International Business Times UK · Jan 14 'He Needs to Be Reminded Where He Is': Trump Sparks 'Dementia' Row With New White House Sign Donald Trump faces renewed 'dementia' allegations after installing a gilded 'Rose Garden' sign. Critics suggest the 79-year-old POTUS is using signs as memory aids.
Tom’s Hardware · Jan 14 SK hynix shows 16-Hi HBM4 memory for AI accelerators — 48 GB at 10 GT/s over a 2,048 interface SK Hynix demonstrates 48 GB HBM4 memory with a 2,048-bit interface over at up to10 GT/s
Tom’s Guide · Jan 14 'A lot of people are going to be surprised': Asus on when RAM shortage will affect laptop, phone and gaming console prices Asus speaks to Tom's Guide about when we can expect the ongoing memory shortage to affect the price of laptops, phones, gaming consoles and more, and explains the "amount of time it takes for that shockwave" to hit.
Tom’s Guide · Jan 14 Intel says laptop makers are sitting on 'about 9 to 12 months' of stock, and it might be the key to surviving the RAM crunch Intel has told Tom's Guide that laptop makers "have about 9 to 12 months" of laptop stock, and that Core Ultra Series 3 is the key to efficiency that will protect from the RAM price crisis.
MyLifeXP · Jan 14 Why Your iPhone Freezes Again and Again Try These Easy Fixes First Does your iPhone suddenly stop responding, freeze on one screen, or feel slow for no clear reason? This common problem is known as iPhone hanging, and it can affect any user. The good news is that most iPhone freezing issues can be fixed at home without professional help. You do…