Conventional DRAM and NAND hit record highs in July: the memory squeeze widens
Korean industry data show conventional (non-HBM) memory prices at all-time highs in July—the AI supercycle now spills into the general-purpose stack.
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Memory Heist: The persistent memory of an AI assistant becomes a stable attack surface
After the product bricks MCP around agent memory, the security counterpart arrives: a ticket promoted to the front page of HN documents exfiltration via the memory layer. The conceptual flaw is not in the model, it is in the product layer.
Jul 15, 2026 at 12:34 8 11
SK Hynix -12%, KOSPI breaks 7000: HBM complex takes a hit
SK Hynix drops 12% in session, KOSPI falls below 7,000 points, circuit breaker activated - the 7th of the year. The physical constraint of AI is felt in the markets, but the memory capex story does not break for all that.
Jul 13, 2026 at 09:13 12 5
SK Hynix's $26.5bn Wall Street landing - memory is the new oil, priced accordingly
SK Hynix's Nasdaq ADR debut raised $26.5bn - the largest foreign share sale ever on a US exchange - and jumped 13% on day one. The signal isn't Korean pride: it's that HBM is now the single most expensive input into AI compute, and the US market wants direct exposure.
Jul 11, 2026 at 11:41 4 8