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Africa: AUC Chairperson Highlights Central Role of Knowledge and Institutional Memory in Advancing Agenda 2063

eriinfo.com3 weeks ago06 mins

The Chairperson of the African Union Commission visited the Knowledge Management (KM) Unit within the Directorate of Information and Communication (ICD) on 27th March, during which he underscored the critical role of knowledge and institutional memory in advancing the implementation of Africa’s development framework, Agenda 2063. During the visit, the Chairperson was guided through the…

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Africa: From Memory to Repair – Why the UN’S Slavery Resolution Matters

eriinfo.com3 weeks ago010 mins

On March 25, 2026, the United Nations General Assembly crossed a moral threshold that the international system had delayed for far too long. By adopting Resolution A/80/L.48, the Assembly declared the transatlantic trafficking of enslaved Africans and racialized chattel enslavement of Africans the “gravest crime against humanity.” The resolution passed with 123 votes in favor,…

Global memory crunch threatens laptop value for business buyers

eriinfo.com1 month ago08 mins

An increasing shortage of memory chips is beginning to reshape the global PC market – not by stopping laptop and desktop production, but by steadily eroding the value businesses receive when they buy new machines. Industry analysts say tightening supply of DRAM system memory and NAND flash storage is likely to push up component prices…

Chip shortage hits PCs as AI swallows the world’s memory supply

eriinfo.com2 months ago03 mins

China’s Lenovo Group warned on Thursday about mounting pressure on PC shipments as a worsening memory-chip shortage grips the industry. CEO Yang Yuanqing said in an interview after the company released third-quarter results that the world’s largest PC maker has raised prices to offset surging memory costs, while accelerating its push into the fast-growing AI…

Smartphone market hit by deepening memory crisis

eriinfo.com2 months ago04 mins

Memory shortages will constrain sales of smartphones for some time, hurting demand for chip industry companies like supplier Qualcomm and chip architecture designer ARM Holdings, executives and analysts said on Wednesday as both companies reported results that disappointed investors. Among the world’s largest smartphone chip designers, Qualcomm is dealing with relatively tepid orders as customers…

Tim Cook flags memory crunch as AI chips starve smartphones

eriinfo.com3 months ago07 mins

Apple CEO Tim Cook. Carlos Barria/Reuters Apple has warned that rising memory chip prices have started to pressure profitability in the current quarter, echoing warnings from South Korean chip makers that are diverting production toward higher-margin memory chips that support AI workloads. “We do continue to see market pricing for memory increasing significantly,” Apple CEO…

SK Hynix doubles profit in 2025 amid memory shortage

eriinfo.com3 months ago05 mins

Signage at the SK Hynix Inc. booth at the China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai, China, on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. The expo runs through Nov. 10. Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images South Korea’s SK Hynix on Wednesday reported record full-year profit for 2025, more than doubling…

AI is eating the world’s memory

eriinfo.com3 months ago07 mins

RAM prices are surging, threatening to drive up the cost of PCs, smartphones and other consumer electronics devices Global demand for smartphones, PCs and gaming consoles is expected to shrink this year as companies from Raspberry Pi to HP raise prices to offset surging memory chip costs. The rapid buildout of artificial intelligence infrastructure by…

SK Hynix to invest billion in new plant amid memory chip shortage

SK Hynix to invest $13 billion in new plant amid memory chip shortage

eriinfo.com3 months ago03 mins

A visitor takes a picture of a model of SK hynix’s high-bandwidth memory (HBM) technology during the 2025 World IT Show in Seoul on April 24, 2025. Jung Yeon-je | Afp | Getty Images South Korea-based memory maker SK Hynix announced Tuesday it will invest 19 trillion Korean won ($12.9 billion) to build a new…

Samsung cashes in on AI data centre boom as memory prices soar

eriinfo.com3 months ago07 mins

Samsung Mobile’s TM Roh Samsung Electronics on Thursday projected a three-fold jump in fourth-quarter operating profit from a year earlier to a record high as tight supply and a surge in artificial intelligence-driven demand stoked prices for conventional memory chips. The results highlight how chip prices have rocketed as chipmakers scramble to keep up with…