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The global RAM shortage is expected to persist until at least 2027, with manufacturers only meeting 60% of demand by then, and potentially lasting until 2030. Suppliers such as Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron are increasing production, but new fabrication capacity won't be online until 2027 or 2028. This shortage could have significant implications for the tech industry.
AI chip startup Cerebras Systems has filed for an initial public offering after raising over $2 billion in funding and securing major deals with Amazon Web Services and OpenAI. The company reported $510 million in revenue in 2025 and plans to go public in mid-May. Cerebras aims to compete with Nvidia in the AI hardware market.
The App Store is experiencing a surge in new app releases, with a 60% year-over-year increase in the first quarter of 2026, potentially driven by AI-powered tools making it easier for creators to develop mobile software. Certain categories, such as productivity and utilities, are seeing significant growth in new releases. This trend contradicts earlier predictions that AI would lead to a decline in app usage.
Schematik, described as 'Cursor for Hardware', is a new AI tool that helps users build physical devices by suggesting the necessary components and providing a guide for assembly. The tool, created by Samuel Beek, has gained traction among tinkerers and has received $4.6 million in funding. Anthropic, the company behind the AI model Claude, has taken notice and is exploring ways to integrate Schematik with its technology.
The European Commission's new age-verification app has been found to have significant security issues, with experts able to hack it in under 2 minutes. The app, intended to verify the ages of visitors to social networks and pornography websites, stores user-created PINs in a way that could allow attackers to take over profiles. This vulnerability could lead to major breaches, according to security consultants.
Cloudflare has introduced Agent Memory, a managed service that stores AI chat conversations and recalls them when needed, allowing AI models to have persistent memory and get smarter over time. This service helps alleviate the issue of limited context memory in AI models. Agent Memory is currently in private beta and can be accessed via a Cloudflare Worker binding or REST API.
Tesla has expanded its robotaxi service to Dallas and Houston, marking the company's third and fourth cities in Texas. The service, which offers rides without human drivers, was first launched in Austin last year. Tesla's robotaxi fleet has been involved in 14 crashes in Austin since its launch.
Anthropic, despite being designated a supply-chain risk by the Pentagon, is in talks with high-level Trump administration officials, including Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles. The company's CEO, Dario Amodei, met with senior administration officials to discuss potential collaboration on AI safety, cybersecurity, and America's lead in the AI race. The meetings suggest a thawing relationship between Anthropic and the Trump administration, except for the Department of Defense.