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Sam Altman’s RAM sermon: All Your RAM are now belong to us.

Sam Altman seated onstage at TED on April 11, 2025; archive photograph by Steve Jurvetson.

Sam Altman has found a troubling allocation of scarce computer memory: some of it belongs to The Poors—our satirical label, not his wording. On the October 29 episode of Cheeky Pint, the OpenAI chief executive argued that spreading limited DRAM…

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Appeals court denies DOJ ballot-segregation request

Update — October 30, 2026 U.S. District Judge David O. Carter denied the Justice Department’s requested temporary restraining order on October 28. The requested relief would have set…

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Apple warns memory costs will keep rising

Apple expects memory costs to increase in the December quarter and beyond, CEO John Ternus said on its November 2 earnings call, according to Juli Clover’s MacRumors report.…

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Washington and Oregon: key ballot measures explained

Washington voters face three statewide initiatives on November 3: an income-tax repeal, a restoration of an earlier parental-rights statute and restrictions on participation in girls’ school sports. Oregon…

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Intel prioritizes Xeon supply as PC demand weakens

Intel prioritizes Xeon supply while forecasting a weaker PC market. Factory plans and company forecasts do not establish shortages or higher prices for every consumer system.