OpenAI puts Stargate UK on ice, blames energy costs and red tape

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Post by Bender » Thu, Apr 09, 2026, 7:29 PM UTC

OpenAI puts Stargate UK on ice, blames energy costs and red tape
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Post by zb3 » Thu, Apr 09, 2026, 8:01 PM UTC

Good, RAM to the people!

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Post by verdverm » Thu, Apr 09, 2026, 8:04 PM UTC

zb3 wrote: post #2

Good, RAM to the people!

I don't expect prices for RAM or SSD to get cheaper anytime soon. From what I've seen, production capacity has been bought out for a couple years already.

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Post by verdverm » Thu, Apr 09, 2026, 8:05 PM UTC

I wonder if Claude will get the deal in the next few months. It's what everyone is asking for, brand is much stronger.

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Post by semiinfinitely » Thu, Apr 09, 2026, 8:08 PM UTC

zb3 wrote: post #2

Good, RAM to the people!

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Post by rvz » Thu, Apr 09, 2026, 8:12 PM UTC

zb3 wrote: post #2

Good, RAM to the people!

Apple says: Not so fast.

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Post by dakolli » Thu, Apr 09, 2026, 8:21 PM UTC

verdverm wrote: post #3

zb3 wrote: post #2

Good, RAM to the people!

I don't expect prices for RAM or SSD to get cheaper anytime soon. From what I've seen, production capacity has been bought out for a couple years already.

There was a point in time when crypto miners bought tons of capacity from TSMC months and years out and reneged on those contracts. Means nothing.

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Post by avazhi » Thu, Apr 09, 2026, 8:22 PM UTC

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Post by logicchains » Thu, Apr 09, 2026, 8:23 PM UTC

verdverm wrote: post #3

zb3 wrote: post #2

Good, RAM to the people!

I don't expect prices for RAM or SSD to get cheaper anytime soon. From what I've seen, production capacity has been bought out for a couple years already.

Eventually Chinese RAM will get good enough and then it'll flood the market, pushing prices down.

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Post by mellosouls » Thu, Apr 09, 2026, 8:25 PM UTC

Already being discussed (disclaimer: my submission):

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47704137