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The DRAM shortage explained: AI, rising prices, and what’s next

RAM used to be one of the easiest PC components to ignore. You picked a capacity that matched your needs and budget, checked the speed corresponded with your motherboard, bought what you needed, ...
Popular Science

What’s a false memory? Psychologists explain how your brain can lie.

Fruit of the Loom's logo never had a cornucopia and you didn't have pizza for dinner last Friday. By RJ Mackenzie Published Jan 27, 2026 9:01 AM EST Add Popular Science (opens in a new tab) More ...
NPR

There's a shortage of RAM (computer memory). How is this affecting the industry?

There's a RAM shortage at the moment. RAM, as in random access memory. The memory computer keeps immediately at hand, so it can perform tasks quickly. How can that be? Well, as with so much these days ...
Fast Company

Why is there a RAM shortage? AI demand and the mad scramble for memory chips could hit where it hurts

The stock prices of RAM and NAND manufacturers surged yesterday, with Micron Technology (Nasdaq: MU) up 10%, Sandisk Corporation (Nasdaq: SNDK) up 27%, Western Digital Corporation (Nasdaq: WDC) up 16% ...
PC World

Outsmart the RAM crisis with these 5 tips

PCWorld addresses the ongoing RAM shortage crisis by providing practical strategies to optimize memory usage and find cost-effective upgrade alternatives. Key solutions include using DDR4 memory which ...