The Latest Breaking News from Memory

20 years later, I just realised the Final Fantasy 12 save on my PS2 memory card looks like it says Final Fantasy 9

It turns out that if you upscale your PS2 memory card grid using a GBS-C upscaler, your Final Fantasy 12 save will look like it belongs to an earlier RPG.

GamesRadar · Jul 28

‘Those two jobs need different physics’: Rebellions CEO says training and inference need different chips

Rebellions says we’re starting to see the emergence of an inference chip market – could this be when AI starts to become truly efficient?

TechRadar · Jul 28

The AI Memory Trade Is Crumbling: SanDisk, Micron and Western Digital Extend Brutal Selloff

Just a month ago, memory was Wall Street’s favorite AI trade. Today, it has become one of the market’s biggest casualties.

Benzinga · Jul 28

Quote of the Day by German Jewish philosopher Walter Benjamin: 'The true picture of the past flits by. The past can be seized only as...'- Inspiring life lessons on memory, past and why some moments can never be recreated by the man of letters

Walter Benjamin believed memories appear in brief flashes and cannot be perfectly recalled. His insights offer lessons on appreciating meaningful moments as they unfold. He viewed history as constantly reinterpreted through evolving human understanding. Benjamin's life and work explored culture, technology, and urban life ahead of his time. His profound…

The Economic Times · Jul 28

Consumer electronics companies were already worried about securing memory next year—now, supply is predicted to plummet by 70%

No end in sight.

PC Gamer · Jul 28

Re-examining the DDR4 gaming gap with Intel’s LGA 1700 CPUs in mid-2026 — performance drops of 14% on average, and up to 25% in some games

Given the unprecedented surge in memory prices, we’re looking back on Intel’s LGA 1700 stack of CPUs to see how DDR4 and DDR5 match up with our modern gaming suite in 2026.

Tom’s Hardware · Jul 28

AI companies are reportedly shredding millions of books after using them to train AI models — tech giants outsource to middlemen to secretly buy up books for training material

New report reveals that AI companies are buying up physical books to train their LLMs and destroying them in the process.

Tom’s Hardware · Jul 28

Two arrested for checking into esports hotels and stealing RAM, making off with over $2,000 in profit in just one month

And that's from just 16 sticks.

PC Gamer · Jul 28

Firefighters on the offensive in France and Spain

LEGE-CAP-FERRET, France - Firefighters in France and Spain rushed to contain the worst wildfires in living memory on Tuesday, seizing crucial hours before the arrival of another wave brings scorching temperatures.

Bangkok Post · Jul 28

SK Hynix Sinks Below Nasdaq IPO Price as China Chip Fears Trigger Memory Stock Rout

SK Hynix Inc.‘s (NASDAQ:SKHY) American depositary receipts (ADRs) closed below their IPO price for the first time Monday as investors continued to unwind positions in AI-related semiconductor stocks despite strong long-term demand for memory chips.

Benzinga · Jul 28