Hardware·
Nvidia's RTX Spark laptops run 120-billion-parameter models locally, no cloud needed
Nvidia's RTX Spark laptops put a Grace Blackwell superchip and 128GB of unified memory in a notebook, aimed at running 120B-parameter models offline.
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Gaming·
Nintendo hiked the Switch 2 by $50. AI data center demand for memory chips drove it.
Nintendo confirmed a $50 Switch 2 price increase effective September 1 in the US, citing market conditions. The DRAM shortage caused by AI buildouts is the trigger.
Security·
A crafted Ollama model file leaks the whole server's memory. 300,000 instances are exposed.
Cyera disclosed CVE-2026-7482 on May 1, a CVSS 9.1 unauthenticated heap read in Ollama. Three API calls dump prompts, env vars, and API keys from any open instance.
Apple·
Apple booked $111.2B in Q2 with Ternus on the call. Cook warned about RAMageddon.
Apple posted record Q2 revenue of $111.2B (up 17%). John Ternus joined his first earnings call as named CEO. Cook warned AI memory costs will hit Apple's June quarter.
Hardware·
Samsung Q1 profit hit 57.2 trillion won. Memory chips for Nvidia drove 93% of it.
Samsung Electronics posted record Q1 2026 results on April 30: 133.9 trillion won revenue and 57.2 trillion won operating profit. Semiconductors did 93% of the work.
Policy·
Samsung workers are heading for a strike over SK Hynix's bonus checks
Samsung's union voted to walk out May 21 over a bonus gap that sees SK Hynix engineers pocket roughly 4x more. 200+ have already defected.
Hardware·
Why your next RAM kit costs double: the AI memory crunch, explained
DDR5 contract prices jumped 100% since 2025, HBM is eating 23% of DRAM wafers, and the fabs that could fix it don't come online until 2028. Here's the shape of the crunch.