HW News - DRAM Antitrust Lawsuit, ID Verification, USA Wants 5% of OpenAI, Sony Drops Discs
Gamers Nexus
Jul 10, 2026
Tech giants are allegedly colluding to inflate memory prices while simultaneously seeking government stakes to hedge against regulatory risk. This 'pre-bailout' strategy aims to sustain the AI bubble by aligning corporate interests with political ones, effectively offloading the economic fallout of a potential market crash onto future administrations.
Key insight: Plaintiffs in a recent antitrust lawsuit allege that major memory manufacturers coordinated production cuts to drive up DRAM prices by approximately 700% over four years, a move described as 'profit-maximizing' collusion.
