Memory loss: As AI gobbles up chips, prices for devices may rise

Demand for memory chips currently exceeds supply and there's very little chance of that changing any time soon. More chips ...

The SpongeBob Movie Unlocked A Childhood Memory (And It Involves The Biggest* Roller Coaster In Texas)

It wasn’t some memory of watching SpongeBob SquarePants back when the all-time great animated series premiered back in 1999, ...
Indiatimes

Memory trick for kids: ‘My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nachos’ and 9 more mnemonics you can teach your kid

Recalling lists, sequences or intricate details can be tough for kids, particularly when learning seems pressured or too much. This is where mnemonics prove easy, entertaining memory aids that ...
CNN

Phones might get pricier next year. Thank the AI boom

Fancy cameras, giant screens and massive storage usually make smartphones more expensive. But next year, it’s a routine component that might be boosting prices: memory. And it’s not just phones. Any ...
New Scientist

Why is AI making computers and games consoles more expensive?

The latest commodity coveted by the AI industry is computer memory, and the sector is signing deals directly with manufacturers for billions of dollars worth of chips – the very same chips that ...
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 ...
techtimes

When and How to Add RAM: A Complete Guide to Upgrading PC Memory for Better Performance

Upgrading your computer's RAM (Random Access Memory) is one of the simplest and most cost-effective ways to enhance performance. Whether your PC is slowing down during multitasking, taking forever to ...
ExtremeTech

Could Mushrooms Be the Computer Memory of the Future?

A new paper published in PLOS One shows that mushrooms can act as the "memristors" required for many next-gen computing applications. Memristors could offer enormous speed boosts over traditional ...
Phys.org

Mushrooms show promise as memory chips for future computers

Fungal networks may be a promising alternative to tiny metal devices used in processing and storing digital memories and other computer data, according to a new study. Mushrooms have long been ...
Education Week

Kids’ Social Media Use Linked to Lower Reading and Memory Scores, Study Suggests

There may be a link between social media use during early adolescence and lower cognitive performance, a new study suggests. The study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, or ...
New York Post

Social media is rotting kids’ brains — and especially hurting their memory and vocabulary: study

It might finally be time to set those parental controls. New research suggests that social media isn’t just feeding your kid the latest memes — it may actually be messing with their brainpower. The ...