SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — A technology shockwave is rippling through the global electronics market, and Springfield consumers are likely to feel it soon.
A massive buy‑up of computer RAM, the short‑term memory that helps computers run by artificial intelligence data centers, is tightening supply worldwide. That squeeze is sending prices sharply higher and could make everyday electronics more expensive in the months ahead.
Shannon Flood, general manager at Choose Your Own Wireless in Springfield, says data centers are purchasing RAM at unprecedented levels…