OpenAI and Anthropic Absorb Memory Supply — PC Builders Pay the Difference
RAM shortage as OpenAI and Anthropic absorb memory supply has pushed DDR5 spot prices to two to four times 2024 levels for PC builders.
Coverage of Anthropic and its Claude models, from launches and safety research to funding, valuation and the road to an IPO.
RAM shortage as OpenAI and Anthropic absorb memory supply has pushed DDR5 spot prices to two to four times 2024 levels for PC builders.
Chinese AI models from Kimi and DeepSeek are undercutting US rivals by up to 90% on price, forcing the global AI market toward commodity dynamics in 2026.
Anthropic drone benchmark finds all eight AI models failed to autonomously track a person, exposing limits in real-world drone control.
Claude Opus 5 vs Fable 5 sees Anthropic’s new model offer near-flagship performance at half the price, reshaping enterprise AI spending.
Anthropic launched Claude Opus 5 on July 24, 2026, a powerful new AI model priced at half the cost of its predecessor and available across major platforms.
Anthropic Custom Chip plans include early talks with Samsung, while Microsoft chip talks could reduce costly Nvidia dependence at scale.
AMD and Anthropic strike a 2-gigawatt chip supply deal, with AMD investing up to $5 billion to expand AI compute competition globally.
Anthropic acquisition rumors center on Physical Intelligence, a robotics AI startup valued at $2.4 billion, raising stakes in embodied AI.
Meta’s Cloud Push includes a reported $10 billion Anthropic compute deal and hiring AWS leader Dave Brown, challenging Amazon in cloud.
1Password and Anthropic Bring a browser integration to Claude, keeping passwords hidden for 150,000 business customers from launch.