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Elon Musk called memory pricing 'extortionate' as SK Hynix maps out its strategy beyond HBM.

Public complaints about memory costs from large AI buyers such as Musk could pressure HBM margins and push customers to diversify suppliers.
Trade pressSlicast · October 18, 2026 at 19:41 UTC · US · Source: ad-hoc-news.de
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