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The memory shortage is driving up the cost of your next laptop

Did that computer you were eyeing jump in price? Is that gaming handheld out of stock? You might want to practice a new refrain: Thanks, memory shortage.As AI companies demand increasingly large troves of chips to power their large language models, memory chips remain in short supply. That’s bad news…

Our Last Christmas Together Became a Memory I Now Hold Onto

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Natalie McCarter. It has been edited for length and clarity.The Christmas of 2018 was blissfully normal with my husband, Ray, and our two kids, then 7 and 9.On Christmas Eve, the kids had new pajamas, a family tradition, and as usual,…