Micron kills off Crucial because AI giants pay far more
DIY RAM buyers lose out as hyperscalers hoover up every wafer in sight
Micron has decided that flogging low-margin RAM to ordinary punters is no longer worth the candle and will axe its Crucial consumer brand in 2026 after 29 years.
AMD’s Consumer Roadmap 2026 is underwhelming
4nm will have a hard time competing with Intel 18A and TSMC 3nm
Last week, AMD presented its AI, data center, and consumer plans for the next few years to financial and industry analysts. Despite the huge success in the data center market, partial success in AI, and a solid roadmap ahead, I wanted to share a shortcoming on the consumer roadmap, especially concerning 2026.
PC makers bleed cash as AI giants hoard memory supplies
Shrinking margins force next year’s machines towards painful price hikes.
Global tech titans are gorging on DRAM and flash to feed their AI obsessions, leaving the humble PC market to scrap for leftovers as unit prices rocket.
Samsung and SK hynix warn punters the DRAM drought will drag on
The memory giants say profit comes first
Samsung and SK hynix, which churn out more than 70 per cent of the world’s DRAM, have decided that the current memory boom is an opportunity to squeeze long-term profits.
Raspberry Pi introduces new Raspberry Pi 5 1GB at $45
Rising memory cost raises pricing on other models
Raspberry Pi has launched the new budget-oriented Raspberry Pi 5 1GB model, pricing it at $45. It has also raised the prices of other models due to the rising memory costs.