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The memory crunch is forecast to last until 2027

development2026-01-30

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Samsung and SK Hynix warned the memory chip crunch will last until 2027 as SanDisk profits jumped 672% and small VPS hosts became endangered by the RAM shortage, while Apple acquired Q.AI for $2 billion for silent-speech wearables.

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Reporting date: 2026-01-30 (not necessarily the event date)

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Welcome to January 30, 2026 (theinnermostloop.substack.com)

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The memory crunch is forecast to last until 2027
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Reporting date: 2026-01-30
KB permalink: https://nicholsn.github.io/innermost-loop-kb/developments/2026-01-30-memory-crunch-until-2027
Claim: Samsung and SK Hynix warned the memory chip crunch will last until 2027 as SanDisk profits jumped 672% and small VPS hosts became endangered by the RAM shortage, while Apple acquired Q.AI for $2 billion for silent-speech wearables.
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- Welcome to January 30, 2026 — https://theinnermostloop.substack.com/p/welcome-to-january-30-2026
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