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What is "dummy" RAM, and why are PC builders using it?

Although dummy RAM has no functional use from a performance standpoint, if you like RGB lighting, it still functions as fully ...

Microsoft January 2026 Patch Tuesday fixes 3 zero-days, 114 flaws

Today is Microsoft' 2026 Patch Tuesday with security updates for 114 flaws, including one actively exploited and two publicly ...
Popular Mechanics

This Hack to Your Brain’s ‘Superhighway’ Boosts Memory By Over 200 Percent—And May Even Prevent Alzheimer’s

With aging comes change; wrinkles, gray hair, and height differences are all a part of the mix. But it’s not just the cosmetic transformations that people fear. According to a study from the Global ...
PC World

RAM costs are skyrocketing—and these 5 other gadgets are paying the price

PCWorld reports that AI data center demand is driving a global memory chip shortage, causing RAM and NAND storage prices to spike by hundreds of percent. Major tech companies including Dell, Lenovo, ...
The Verge

RAM is ruining everything

Price hikes related to the memory shortage aren’t just coming for PC gamers; smartphones, laptops, and storage drives could soon get increases, too. is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, ...
The Verge

RAM price hikes: the latest on the global memory shortage

Random access memory, or RAM, is in just about every piece of technology we use. But it’s also the technology that AI companies like OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and Meta are using to power the servers ...
Science Daily

Scientists find hidden layers in brain’s memory center

Scientists uncovered a surprising four-layer structure hidden inside the hippocampal CA1 region, one of the brain’s major centers for memory, navigation, and emotion. Using advanced RNA imaging ...
PC World

RAM is so expensive, Samsung won’t even sell it to Samsung

The price of eggs has nothing on the price of computer memory right now. Thanks to a supply crunch from the “AI” bubble, RAM chips are the new gold, with prices on consumer PC memory kits ballooning ...
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

The RAM crisis is just getting started: Micron makes the 'difficult decision' to abandon the consumer memory business to focus on supplying AI data centers

Micron's Crucial brand will no longer offer DDR for PC users starting in February 2026. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Add us as ...
Reuters

The AI frenzy is driving a memory chip supply crisis

Memory shortage could delay AI projects, productivity gains SK Hynix predicts memory shortage to last through late 2027 Smartphone makers warn of price rises due to soaring memory costs Dec 3 (Reuters ...