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.
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.
Nvidia first company to hit $5 trillion
Huang’s outfit worth more than entire S&P sectors
Nvidia just became the first company in history to smash through the $5 trillion mark, proving that the AI hype train shows no sign of slowing down.
Big‑tech rushes to back Trump’s White House ballroom
Big tech lines up behind grand White House makeover.
The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple is listed among several major tech companies donating to fund President Donald Trump’s 90,000‑square‑foot White House ballroom.
Micron pushes 192GB low-power DRAM
SOCAMM2 modules promise massive capacity, tiny footprint, and less power
Micron has rolled out what it claims is the industry’s beefiest low-power DRAM module, a 192GB SOCAMM2 designed for the power-hungry AI data centre crowd.
Nanya says DDR4 shortage is helping it rake it in
Memory factory finds profit in what others abandoned
The general manager of Nanya Technology, Li Peiying, reckons there’s still life in the old DDR4 market, especially now that the big players have moved on and left a gap wide enough to drive a lorry through.
ADATA and TEAMGROUP halt memory module price quotes
DRAM Shortages bite
The world’s second largest memory module maker ADATA and Taiwan’s number two TEAMGROUP have paused quotations, signalling a market hotter than punters expected and rising prices.
Crucial pushes LPCAMM2 laptop memory to 8533 MT/s
Compact modules promise speed, efficiency, and up to 64 GB capacity
Micron’s Crucial brand has launched its latest LPCAMM2 memory for laptops, claiming speeds up to 8,533 mega transfers per second and support for capacities as high as 64 GB.
Micron reports Q4 and FY 2025 financial results
Record-breaking fiscal year with exceptional Q4 performance
Micron has announced results for its fourth quarter and full year of fiscal 2025, reporting revenue of $11.32 billion for Q4 and $37.38 billion for the full fiscal year.
Micron flexes "fastest" HBM4 DRAM
HBM4e push
Micron has started throwing its weight around in the memory arena again, claiming that its new HBM4 samples are not only the fastest around but sip power better than anything rivals have to offer.