# Ep. 260 The Cost of Memory

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Podcast: [Kump](https://stenobird.com/podcast/kump-240296)
Published: 2026-06-29T18:02:54+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kump/episodes/Ep--260-The-Cost-of-Memory-e3leeh9
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Duration seconds: 3007

## Resource

https://www.patreon.com/raykump Support the show + get bonus episodes every week. AI was supposed to make life easier, but now it’s driving up the price of memory, computers, gaming gear, and everything else with a chip in it. Ray looks at Apple’s price hikes, the AI memory boom, Micron, data centers, smart products, America’s failing infrastructure, nuclear panic, Wimbledon, and why the machines may eventually charge you to remember your own life.

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