PC Magazine

The RAM Crisis Is Getting Worse. Here's How to Buy or Build a PC Without Going Broke

DDR5 memory and SSD prices continue to soar, but I have some ideas for how to save if you're upgrading, building, or buying a new computer in 2026. I have been interested in science and technology for ...
Linux Journal

Linux Kernel Runtime Guard Reaches 1.0: A Major Milestone for Runtime Kernel Security

The Linux security landscape just reached an important milestone. Linux Kernel Runtime Guard (LKRG) has officially hit version 1.0, marking its transition from a long-running experimental project into ...
The New York Times

How the A.I. Boom Could Push Up the Price of Your Next PC

A.I. companies are buying up memory chips, causing the prices of those components — which are also used in laptops and smartphones — to soar. Falcon Northwest, which specializes in assembling ...
The Conversation

Your sense of self is deeply tied to your memory – here’s how

Edith Cowan University provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. You might say you have a “bad memory” because you don’t remember what cake you had at your last birthday party or the plot ...
CNBC

Memory chip shortage to last through 2027, semiconductor boss says

Memory chips are a key component of artificial intelligence data centers. The boom in AI data center construction has caused a shortage of semiconductors, which are also crucial for electronics like ...
Forbes

As AI Eats Up The World’s Chips, Memory Prices Take The Hit

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tim Bajarin covers the tech industry’s impact on PC and CE markets. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This ...
Wall Street Journal

AI Is Causing a Memory Shortage. Why Producers Aren’t Rushing to Make a Lot More.

The world needs a lot more memory chips and hard drives. The companies making those products have very good reasons not to rush the job. The boom-and-bust memory business has been enjoying its biggest ...
IEEE

Towards Secure BPF Kernel Extension with Hardware-enhanced Memory Isolation

Abstract: The Linux kernel extensively uses the Berkeley Packet Filter (BPF) to allow user-written BPF applications to execute in the kernel space. The BPF employs a verifier to check the security of ...
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% ...
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 ...
CNBC

Micron stops selling memory to consumers as demand spikes from AI chips

Micron said on Wednesday that it plans to stop selling memory to consumers to focus on providing enough memory for high-powered AI chips. "Micron has made the difficult decision to exit the Crucial ...