20251104 - AI screws us again: memory shortages, Crucial to shut down

Micron makes 'difficult decision' to take the dumptrucks full of money https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/12/04/ai-screws-us-over-again-memory-shortages-crucial-shutting-down/ - text Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy me nice things: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q8VZW46J6DM6 Get an extremely cool Pivot to AI shirt or mug: https://pivot-to-ai.redbubble.com Send in your story tips: [email protected] Sources: Micron Announces Exit from Crucial Consumer Business https://investors.micron.com/news-releases/news-release-details/micron-announces-exit-crucial-consumer-business DDR4-3200 2x8GB (Average price in USD over last 18 months) https://pcpartpicker.com/trends/price/memory/ Solid State Drive : M.2 NVME 1 TB (Average price in USD over last 18 months) https://pcpartpicker.com/trends/price/internal-hard-drive/#storage.ssdm2nvme.1000 The AI frenzy is driving a memory chip supply crisis https://www.reuters.com/world/china/ai-frenzy-is-driving-new-global-supply-chain-crisis-2025-12-03/ Previously on Pivot to AI: AI winter is in the air! But we think the AI bubble keeps going until 2027 https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/08/23/ai-winter-is-in-the-air-but-we-think-the-ai-bubble-keeps-going-until-2027/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vp1-3Ypmr1Y&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA