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 ...

Across the computing industry, computer memory (both in the form of RAM and flash storage) has only been getting ...

There’s only so much RAM to go around, and with data centers seen as the priority, smartphone and laptop makers may have to raise prices to compete. The stock prices of RAM and NAND manufacturers ...

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 shortages, jumping from $2,985 ($US1,999) to $3,672 ($US2,459) for its 128GB ...

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

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

With RAM pricing stability possibly not arriving until 2027, per Ubrani, it may be a while until RAM is readily available ...

It's easy enough to see how people fell for this fake rumor, though, given just how awful memory pricing has become in recent ...