Tony Bark@pawb.social to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoCrucial is shutting down — because Micron wants to sell its RAM and SSDs to AI companies insteadwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square307fedilinkarrow-up11.16Karrow-down17cross-posted to: Technology@programming.dev
arrow-up11.16Karrow-down1external-linkCrucial is shutting down — because Micron wants to sell its RAM and SSDs to AI companies insteadwww.theverge.comTony Bark@pawb.social to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square307fedilinkcross-posted to: Technology@programming.dev
minus-squareTheGrandNagus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·1 day agoOpenAI bought 40% of the world’s DRAM. They bought them as whole wafers (not finished chips!) from SK Hynix and Samsung. Then they put them in a warehouse All of that is confirmed, btw. The part below is my speculation: To me, that reads as if they’re using VC money to drive up RAM prices, hoping that their competitors (who are catching up) can’t buy more RAM. It’s so anticompetitive it’s unbelievable. And of course, normal buyers are the most fucked over.
minus-squarewewbull@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·1 day agoSo where are the regulators right now? Oh yes, they’ve all been completely gutted by the governments.
OpenAI bought 40% of the world’s DRAM.
They bought them as whole wafers (not finished chips!) from SK Hynix and Samsung.
Then they put them in a warehouse
All of that is confirmed, btw. The part below is my speculation:
To me, that reads as if they’re using VC money to drive up RAM prices, hoping that their competitors (who are catching up) can’t buy more RAM.
It’s so anticompetitive it’s unbelievable. And of course, normal buyers are the most fucked over.
So where are the regulators right now? Oh yes, they’ve all been completely gutted by the governments.