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AI’s Memory Boom and the Stocks Behind It | Business and Finance News

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AI’s next big leap isn’t in chips—it’s in memory. Companies like Micron and SK Hynix, once seen as commodity players, are now AI powerhouses thanks to exploding demand for memory to fuel agentic AI systems that plan and act autonomously. While stocks surged in June, a July pullback sparked fears of a crash—or maybe just a buying opportunity. The real shift? AI now needs specialized, high-bandwidth memory to handle massive data loads, pushing prices up and straining supply. With Goldman Sachs forecasting 24x token growth by 2030 and Elon Musk calling memory the real bottleneck, this boom might be just getting started. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/d883fb384767121d

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