The Latest Breaking News from Memory

Apple Price Hike Hits MacBooks and iPads With Increases of Up to $300 as AI Boom Drives Costs Higher

Apple has increased prices for MacBook and iPad models due to rising memory and storage costs linked to AI demand, with UK prices rising by up to £300 and US prices by up to $300.

International Business Times UK · Jun 26

New FDA-Approved Blood Tests Can Detect Alzheimer's Before Symptoms Worsen, but Access Remains Limited

Two FDA-approved blood tests can now detect Alzheimer's early, but Medicare doesn't cover pre-symptom screening and access gaps remain severe. Here's what you need to know.

Medical Daily · Jun 26

Apple raises iPad and MacBook prices, blaming cost of chips amid AI boom

Company says it cannot shield customers from memory and storage chip costs – and iPhone hikes could be next

The Guardian - US · Jun 25

Micron Just Overtook Tesla After Its Revenue Exploded 346% on AI Demand

Micron's record earnings show how the artificial intelligence boom is reshaping the semiconductor industry, turning a traditional memory chip maker into one of the biggest winners from the global AI infrastructure race.

International Business Times UK · Jun 25

Xbox to raise console prices worldwide from August

Groups representing automakers, retailers, electronics firms and others had ‌warned earlier ⁠this ⁠month that the increasing demand for memory chips could lead to ​dramatic price hikes in U.S. consumer goods and disrupt supply chains.

The Economic Times · Jun 25

AI Memory Boom Backfires on Apple: Stock Drops Nearly 5% After Mac and iPad Price Hikes

Apple raised prices on Macs and iPads as memory costs surge, sending shares lower and raising concerns over AI-driven supply pressures.

International Business Times UK · Jun 25

A solution to RAM-aggedon? AMD buys startup to transform SSDs into cheap 'virtual RAM' to cut price, its third attempt at solving memory conundrum after RAMdisk and StoreMI

AMD's latest AI-centric acquisition could be a game-changer for its data center ambitions

TechRadar · Jun 25

Apple's price hike choice almost guarantees more expensive iPhones as the RAM crisis is far from over: 'We are not at the bottom and will take more time to climb out,' expert says

The RAM crisis forced Apple's hand, and the price hikes we just experienced will likely be repeated when all the new iPhones arrive in September.

TechRadar · Jun 25

XBOX hikes console prices by up to $150, 2TB model discontinued

$100 bump for 512GB models, and $150 for $1TB ones.

Dot Esports · Jun 25

Apple increases prices for Macs and iPads, blaming a shortage of memory chips

Apple on Thursday announced an increase in prices for Macs and iPads, citing a memory chip shortage brought on by the artificial intelligence boom

The Independent UK · Jun 25