Memory-makers’ shares are down. Some RAM prices have eased. Blaming Google is not a good idea

Chocolate Factory boffins have found a way to reduce AI’s memory use, but don’t assume that means less demand for DRAM

The high cost of memory has sideswiped the technology industry, causing server vendors toadmit their quotes are guesstimatesanddepressingsales of PCs and smartphones. Nobody is immune: Microsoft used the RAM panic as cover forfixing Windows 11’s memory gluttony, and Sonysuspended ordersfor compact flash and SD cards because it can’t buy the chips to build them.…