Armaan Agarwal

Armaan Agarwal As demand for AI models continues to grow, companies are facing a problem – computing resources. Data centres need thousands of the most-advanced GPUs out there to run. And for Chinese AI companies like DeepSeek, advanced AI chips from the likes of Nvidia are not accessible due to US sanctions . But now, the Chinese startup claims that it has found a way to not only make its AI models respond much faster, but without needing the most advanced chips to do so.

Armaan Agarwal On Thursday, Apple's online store went offline. Usually, this happens right before a new product is announced by the company. But this time things were different. Apple was raising prices. The Cupertino giant hiked the prices of its iPads and MacBooks by up to Rs 1 lakh . Why? The rise in memory prices due to demand from AI companies. Something that even Apple is not immune to.

Armaan Agarwal The rapid adoption of AI models globally has made life easier in many aspects – AI can now do a lot of our work, such as coding or automation of routine tasks. But this surge in AI use comes at a cost – rising memory prices. AI companies are willing to pay high prices for memory for datacentres, which has led to a rise in prices of consumer electronics such as smartphones and laptops as companies struggle to acquire RAM and NAND for devices.