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This new 3D chip could smash the 'memory wall' slowing AI

Artificial intelligence has raced ahead so quickly that the bottleneck is no longer how many operations a chip can perform, ...
Live Science

This new DNA storage system can fit 10 billion songs in a liter of liquid — but challenges remain for the unusual storage format

The new storage system could hold family photos, cultural artifacts and the master versions of digital artworks, movies, ...
Shacknews

Micron shuts down Crucial Memory consumer brand due to RAM and storage demand from AI data centers

Micron, one of the leading manufacturers of computer products, has announced that it’s leaving the Crucial consumer business in favor of a stronger focus on AI. The company will continue to ship ...
Datacenter Dynamics

Micron to exit the consumer memory and storage market in favor of AI data center customers

Micron has announced it will stop selling its ‘Crucial’ branded memory and storage solutions to commercial customers from the end of Q2 2026 in order to improve supply and support its “larger, ...
Ars Technica

After nearly 30 years, Crucial will stop selling RAM to consumers

On Wednesday, Micron Technology announced it will exit the consumer RAM business in 2026, ending 29 years of selling RAM and SSDs to PC builders and enthusiasts under the Crucial brand. The company ...
PC Gamer

Explainer: This is why memory and storage is so expensive (of course it's AI) and why PC gaming hardware prices are only going to keep rising, even probably for GPUs

Here's all we know about skyrocketing memory prices and what's causing it. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. We can't seem to get a ...
Ars Technica

GPU prices are coming to earth just as RAM costs shoot into the stratosphere

It’s not a bad time to upgrade your gaming PC. Graphics card prices in the 2020s have undulated continuously as the industry has dealt with pandemic and AI-related shortages, but it’s actually ...
Investopedia

Memory and Data Storage Stocks Surge Amid Optimism About AI Demand

Bill McColl has 25+ years of experience as a senior producer and writer for TV, radio, and digital media leading teams of anchors, reporters, and editors in creating news broadcasts, covering some of ...
Android

How to Free Up Storage on Your Phone: iPhone vs Android

Phone storage often disappears faster than anyone expects. Photos accumulate in the background silently, apps grow with each new update, and fragments of invisible data remain behind until the phone ...
PC Gamer

Looks like the AI boom has made DDR4 RAM no better value than DDR5 as storage and memory prices continue to rise

I'm sure we have plenty to actually thank AI for, but DDR4 pricing isn't one of those things. For a long time, DDR4 RAM was cheap enough to be worth consideration if you were looking to build a budget ...
TechSpot

Memory and storage prices will only get worse, Adata CEO says

The big picture: Multiple manufacturers have recently frozen or hiked memory and storage prices as demand from AI data centers surges, and executives warn the situation may get worse before it gets ...