Many consumer electronics manufacturers ‘will go bankrupt’ by the end of 2026 thanks to the RAMpocalypse, Phison CEO reportedly says

Is it just me, or does it feel like everything is just about to spiral out of control with this AI-memory-boom-chatbot-slop-crisis thing? We already know that memory prices have gone bananas and that the crisis is complicating the production of all kinds of computing-adjacent devices. Now the CEO of memory specialist Phison is reported to …

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Families are paying 24% more for home appliances, 7% more for electronics and 6% more for clothes this Black Friday. America’s small businesses are barely surviving. Forget 2007. The US consumer today is facing a worse crisis.

Forget 2007. The US consumer today is facing a worse crisis. It's not Systemic Leverage; it's Household Arithmetic. My new memo breaks down the structural squeeze: why the 2026 economy faces a consumer solvency crisis, not a liquidity crisis. — Craig Shapiro (@ces921) December 3, 2025 This Black Friday, shoppers paid 7% more for electronics, …

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FBI seizes Polymarket CEO’s phone, electronics after betting platform predicts Trump win

🤨🇺🇸👇 FBI seizes Polymarket CEO’s phone, electronics after betting platform predicts Trump win: sourcehttps://t.co/c7SwclnvYb — RafalH (@RafalHolodniak) November 13, 2024 FBI agents raided the Manhattan apartment of Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan early Wednesday morning — just a week after the election-betting platform successfully predicted Donald Trump’s stunning victory, The Post has learned. The 26-year-old entrepreneur …

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Global recession hits: Samsung Electronics to lay off up to 30% of its global workforce, citing declining sales and a shrinking customer base.

Samsung Electronics, the world's top maker of smartphones, TVs and memory chips, is cutting up to 30% of its overseas staff at some divisions, three sources with direct knowledge of the matter told @Reuters. Read more https://t.co/U07j1AM2pe pic.twitter.com/imSKS6qwyq — Reuters Asia (@ReutersAsia) September 11, 2024 Samsung is reportedly planning to announce some major layoffs worldwide …

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HERE’S HELP: Costco Will Give You Free Groceries for Your Old Electronics — Here’s What To Do

Imagine trading in stuff you don’t want anymore to get groceries. Talk about a budget-friendly swap. That’s what Costco offers through its Trade-In program — and you don’t even have to be a Costco member to take advantage of it. “Costco’s trade-in program is a fantastic opportunity for consumers looking to extract value from their used electronics,” …

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