SK Hynix CEO Warns 2027 Will Be Memory’s “Worst Year” Ever, With Shortages Set To Outlast The Decade

SK Hynix CEO has warned that memory shortages will be at their worst in 2027 as it celebrates its trading debut on Nasdaq in Times Square.

Well, memory shortages have gripped all aspects of the tech industry, and it seems to have become the norm these days. As the supply crunch continues, the CEO of SK Hynix, one of the three largest DRAM producers, has said that things are about to get much worse for the memory market.

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Elon Musk Accuses Sam Altman Of Stealing A Charity And Apple’s Technology, While Vowing That SpaceX’s AI1 Satellites Will Fly Next Year But That Altman Will Be In Jail By Then

Elon Musk was never the gracious sort to let an opportunity to take a jab against his fiercest opponent pass him by. And now that Apple has lobbed a figurative thermonuclear warhead on OpenAI in the form of a damning lawsuit, Musk is using the ensuing social media buzz to land a few choice punches on his nemesis number one, OpenAI's Sam Altman.

While the tale of the legendary animosity between Elon Musk and Sam Altman is long and sordid, the latest bout of verbal jousting between the two began in the wake

A Twitter exchange between Sam Altman and Elon Musk shows Musk accusing Altman of stealing technology, with Altman responding about short-term space datacenters.

Warframe: Tau Breaks Beyond the Origin System After a Decade, Sending Tenno to a Rain-Soaked Criminal City Called Fornax

TennoCon 2026 delivered another big Warframe reveal by Digital Extremes , headlined by a brand-new Narrative Chapter that pushes the game beyond the Origin System for the first time, a new Chimera Warframe voiced by Matthew Mercer , and a full slate of cosmetic, seasonal, and endgame content confirmed for the rest of 2026.

Warframe's next major Narrative Chapter, Tau , sends the Tenno to an entirely new Star Chart called (you guessed it) the Tau System, marking the first time the

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Digital Extremes Draws From KOTOR and BioShock for Soulframe’s Dark Vadagar Path, But Rejects a Rigid Good-or-Evil Binary

Digital Extremes used its TennoCon 2026 Devstream to reveal a wave of new content for Soulframe , its upcoming free-to-play fantasy action RPG, currently available in early development through Soulframe Preludes .

The Canadian studio is once again opening access to Preludes during TennoCon : anyone who creates an account on the official website, Soulframe.com , and signs up by July 12 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time will receive permanent access to the current build. Once that window closes, latecomers can still

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Huawei Aims To Reduce The DRAM Supply Shortage With An Approach Only The Brave And The Bold Can Execute; Building Its Own Fabrication Plant

A smart tactic currently employed by companies to minimize the DRAM shortage risk is bringing in as many suppliers as possible, just like how Apple is doing by testing CXMT’s memory chips . However, Huawei has formed a different strategy, and with the help of various entities, the Chinese firm aims to circumvent the U.S. trade sanctions and the pitfalls of the AI boom by establishing its own memory manufacturing facility.

Crucial details shared by @SemiconductorsX reveal that the Chinese government, DRAM chip maker Swaysure, and Huawei

A tweet from 'Semiconductor Insider' describes Huawei's push into DRAM with a state-backed fab by Swaysure in Shenzhen, detailing a planned capacity of 140,000 wafers per month at 28nm and the involvement of industry veterans.

G.Skill Trident Z5 NEOX RGB DDR5 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) 6000 MT/s CL36 EXPO ULL Memory Kit Review – Ultra Low Latency At A Time of Ultra High Pricing

In 2026, we live in the worst kind of memory crisis that the consumer market has ever faced. Some people call it the RAMmageddon, and others call it the RAMpocalypse. Whichever way you want to call it, one thing is set: shortages created by massive demand in the AI and data center segment have led to a severe hike in prices across all memory segments.

This came at a time when memory speeds were seeing rapid updates. We saw speeds surge past 9000 MT

G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo X RGB RAM modules installed on a motherboard with visible RGB lighting.
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User Gets A Surprise Upgrade As A Retailer Hands Him Ryzen 7 9800X3D Instead Of Ryzen 7 7800X3D

It doesn't happen that easily, but if it does, you are one of the luckiest members of the PC Master Race.

It has been a while since we have published surprising hardware stories, but since these are occasional, we don't get to hear about them much. Many reports we published previously show how some users get extremely lucky in securing a free piece of hardware or a much better one than they ordered . This is exactly what happened to u/jackinets, who was confused between the Ryzen

An AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D processor in a clear case is placed on a purchase document labeled with the same model number.

HKC Lists Specifications For World’s First 31.4″ And 27″ RGB Mini LED Monitors; Launches A Dual Mode Fast IPS Gaming Monitor As Well

Several new monitors were debuted, featuring different display technologies with high refresh rates for gamers.

In the ongoing Bilibili World 2026 event, popular display maker HKC has introduced several new gaming monitors for enthusiasts. The company has revealed the specifications of its first RGB mini LED gaming monitors , which it debuted at the Computex 2026 event. These were two displays that were based on the RGB Mini LED technology, offering exceptional color volume.

RGB Mini LED technology helps the monitors offer pure RGB direct emission,

The image showcases the Tianqi 32U165VD 31.4-inch RGB-MiniLED display featuring '4K@165Hz = FHD@330Hz,' HDR peak brightness of 1400 nits, and wide color gamut support with 99.9% DCI-P3, 98% BT2020, 99.9% Adobe RGB, and 100% sRGB.
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Radeon RX 9070 GRE GPU Drops Below $500 For The First Time Since Launch

While GPUs are selling for nearly 20-30% higher than their official MSRPs, the RX 9070 GRE is the only one for below MSRP.

Graphics cards have become pricier due to RAMpocalypse, and almost every store now sells them at least 15-20% higher than their official MSRPs. The DRAM situation has made things worse for the GPU market, but you may still find a great deal once in a blue moon.

The Radeon RX 9070 GRE that launched last

GIGABYTE Gaming Radeon RX 9070 GRE 12GB graphics card listed on Newegg for $549.99 with dimensions 11.34in x 5.20in.

Analyst Calls Apple’s And OpenAI’s Relationship “Increasingly Fragile,” Says The Lawsuit Can Delay The AI Firm’s Hardware Ambitions “Even If The Allegations Are Not Proven”

A lawsuit from Apple’s end has unraveled, claiming that OpenAI not only poached 400 employees , but also obtained hardware samples that would be used to fulfill the AI firm’s consumer hardware goals. As the relationship between the two companies begins to sour over this legal skirmish, an analyst believes that the lawsuit will become a thorn in OpenAI’s path as it tries to leapfrog the iPhone and attempt to construct a direct relationship with customers.

The company behind the AI chatbot ChatGPT is no stranger to lawsuits