[AINews] Memory prices up 500% in 12 months

Memory prices, especially for DDR5 RAM, have surged dramatically over the past year, reaching levels comparable to 2007 and surpassing the value of gold by weight. Hyperscale buyers have secured nearly all DRAM production for 2027 through advance deposits, highlighting a severe global shortage. This reversal of decades-long price declines marks an unprecedented anomaly in hardware economics.