Episode 233: RAM Is the New Gold, Google Deletes a Drive, 007 Breaks PCs, and CES 2026 Goes Wild

Jay and Karl kick off with a discussion around Grok and OpenAI Health before diving into a week where RAM has become a luxury item. From Google wiping a user’s entire drive and sky-high DRAM prices stretching into 2028, to Crucial becoming an AI casualty and 007 bringing PCs to their knees. Plus, CES 2026 delivers wild hardware, absurd GPUs, and a Lego brick packed with tech.

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In This Episode

Opening Discussion

• Grok, OpenAI Health, and where AI products are heading next.

News

• Google Antigravity wipes user’s drive: a vibe-coded disaster deletes an entire disk.
• RAM prices spiral: DRAM shortages may last until 2028.
• Crucial hit by AI RAM demand: consumer memory loses out to data centres.
• 007 First Light melts PCs: recommended specs demand vast amounts of RAM and VRAM.

CES 2026

• SteamOS lands on Lenovo Legion Go 2: Valve’s OS continues its handheld takeover.
• Lego Smart Brick revealed: surprisingly packed with sensors and connectivity.
• Nvidia leans on software: GeForce Super GPUs absent, DLSS takes centre stage.
• MSI’s 1000W RTX 5090: a water-cooled GPU that ignores balance entirely.

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