A memory chip shortage is driving up computer prices for consumers, reversing a decades-long drop in hardware costs.

The ongoing shortage of memory chips looks likely to continue throughout the year as demand from the AI sector surges. According to Nikkei Asia, leading manufacturers are expected

GOP lawmakers say a chip shortage fueled by the global AI race is pushing up consumer prices, undermining their cost-of-living message for 2026 midterms.

Helium gas powering the world’s most advanced semiconductor processes is suddenly in short supply, threatening to slow down production of the chips driving the AI boom

The severity of the global chip shortage has gone up a notch over the last few weeks and it's now looking as though millions of people will be impacted. As technology has advanced, semiconductor chips have spread from computers and cars to toothbrushes ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. GSMA boss Vivek Badrinath told AFP higher smartphone prices caused by the global shortage of memory chips were dealing a blow to efforts to get more people online (Lluis GENE) (Lluis ...

Tech experts are warning that a global memory chip shortage driven by technology giants is causing prices to soar for many consumer electronic products. “All these AI data centres that are powering all these AI tools, they need huge amounts of RAM and ...

Prices of personal computers and laptops in Bangladesh have risen significantly in recent months as a global chip shortage — largely driven by the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence — continues to disrupt supply chains and inflate costs on the consumer electronics

BEIJING, March 7 (Reuters) - China's commerce ⁠ministry ⁠on Saturday raised the possibility ⁠of another global semiconductor supply chain crisis due to "new conflicts" between Dutch chipmaker Nexperia and its Chinese subsidiary. Production across ...