Memory Chip Shortage is Global Crisis in the Making | The Pulse 2/16/2026
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as posted by the channelA growing chorus of tech industry leaders, including Tim Cook and Elon Musk, are warning of an impending global crisis if the shortage of memory chips is not addressed. The buildout of AI data centers has resulted in companies like Alphabet and OpenAI gobbling up an increasing share of memory chip production. Tech bosses say the crunch is already hammering profits and inflating price tags, and is only going to get worse.
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