The answer: AI of course.

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

AI companies’ need for a once obscure and affordable type of microchip threatens to drive up prices of all electronics—and ...

Big Tech’s AI-fueled memory shortage is set to be the PC industry’s defining story for 2026 and beyond. Standalone, direct-to ...

PC maker Framework announced Monday its higher-memory desktops would see significant price hikes thanks to memory supply ...

There’s only so much RAM to go around, and with data centers seen as the priority, smartphone and laptop makers may have to ...

Reports suggest NAND production cuts by Samsung and SK Hynix could lead to higher SSD prices as storage supply tightens.

The companies that make RAM and flash memory chips are enjoying record profits because of the AI-induced memory crunch—and they’re also indicating that they don’t expect conditions to improve much if ...

As tech giants continue hoarding memory chips to build their AI farms, and suppliers gleefully jack up their prices in turn, ...

Sim Lim Square retailers told CNA that the current price hikes are among the highest they have seen in decades.

A quick check on some price search engines underscores just how hostile the current upgrade market has become for system ...

More than half off its retail price, the Aspire 3 with a 15.6-inch screen and 1TB of storage is barely more than its memory ...