OpenAI CEO Sam Altman clarifies controversial comments on PC DRAM allocation as global hardware supply shortages worsen.

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Developer builds Ram-Altman, a Linux script that automatically emails OpenAI CEO Sam Altman daily progress reports on idle desktop memory.

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The Switch 2 might also get a price hike this year.

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Anbernic cut the RG34XXSP's RAM from 2GB to 512MB in four months, and Retroid's Pocket 5 jumps to $209 on July 14 as a DRAM shortage squeezes retro handhelds.

Part of what makes Raspberry Pi's tiny computers special is that they're cheap, making them widely accessible to students, educators, hobbyists, and businesses alike. But the global RAM shortage has hit PC makers hard, causing many to raise prices. And that's especially noticeable from a company that got its start by selling $35 computers. Raspberry Pi has increased prices for some models several times…

The AYANEO NEXT 2 was designed to be one of the most powerful handheld gaming PCs to date, with support for up to an AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 processor with 40-core RDNA 3.5 integrated graphics, a high-quality display, support for plenty of RAM, and storage, and a built-in 116 Wh battery to help keep all that hardware going for hours at a time.

AI companies have an insatiable need for memory & storage, and that's driving up the price for these vital computer components, while also leading to shortages. We've seen some companies including Framework and Raspberry Pi already introduce significant price increases, and most other PC makers are expected to announce price hikes this year, if they haven't already. The situation is likely hitting companies that ship hardware in smaller quantities the hardest, since they don't have as much leverage to negotiate lower prices and don't have sales volumes high enough to justify stockpiling huge amounts of hardware to lock in prices.