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Tossing a huge wrench into the RAM situation

Tossing a huge wrench into the RAM situation - Tech News May 17 ▷ MY STORE - shirts, pint glasses & hoodies: http://paulshardware.net ⇨ Sponsor: Thermaltake Wood Series Cases | buy: https://geni.us/TTWood info: https://tinyurl.com/TTWood ► TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Welcome to Paul’s Tech News - May 17, 2026 2:26 Samsung Worker Strike Looms - chip production already winding down 4:40 AMD FSR 4.1 coming to Radeon RX 7000 GPUs in July, RX 6000 in 2027 6:26 Computex Launches Begin, like ASUS’ retro ROG Crosshair 2006 X870E mobo TECH BRIEFS 8:44 Bambu Snafu - 3D Printer Maker Angers Just About Everyone 10:17 Nvidia prepares RTX 5090 Price Hike 11:11 GTA 6 Pre Orders May 18, new trailer coming too ► LINKS Samsung Worker Strike Looms - chip production already winding down https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/samsung-and-union-resume-talks-10-days-before-planned-18-day-chip-factory-strike https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/samsung-starts-winding-down-chip-producton-six-days-before-planned-18-day-strike https://en.sedaily.com/finance/2026/05/14/samsung-cuts-wafer-input-as-strike-threatens-memory-lead https://www.reuters.com/business/world-at-work/samsung-global-ai-boom-spurred-looming-strike-deep-divisions-2026-05-15/ From previous weeks https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/big-tech/samsung-chip-workers-reject-usd340-000-one-time-bonus-demand-annual-payouts-like-sk-hynixs-usd900-000-workers-want-share-of-ai-windfall-impending-18-day-strike-could-cost-samsung-up-to-usd11-7-billion https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/big-tech/more-than-30-000-samsung-union-members-take-to-the-streets-to-demand-an-average-bonus-of-usd400-000-per-worker-may-21-strike-date-looms-union-points-to-rival-sk-hynix-granting-higher-bonuses-to-its-employees https://www.techspot.com/news/112128-ai-boom-drives-sk-hynix-pay-477000-bonus.html AMD FSR Upscaling 4.1 officially coming to Radeon RX 7000 GPUs in July, RX 6000 in 2027 https://www.techspot.com/news/112412-fsr-4-upscaling-finally-coming-older-radeon-gpus.html https://youtu.be/fN8bFc1_LEo https://x.com/jackhuynh/status/2054904153013387273 https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-fsr-upscaling-4-1-officially-coming-to-radeon-rx-7000-gpus-in-july-rx-6000-in-2027 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Krlram6cTJE Computex Launches Begin, like ASUS’ retro ROG Crosshair 2006 X870E mobo https://videocardz.com/newz/asus-launches-retro-styled-rog-crosshair-2006-x870e-motherboard-for-rogs-20th-anniversary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cp4gxEs5fN0 https://www.techpowerup.com/348935/amd-radeon-9050-leaks-with-8-gb-vram-more-stream-processors-than-9060 https://videocardz.com/newz/msi-unveils-rtx-5080-the-mandalorian-and-grogu-edition-limited-to-500-units-in-europe https://videocardz.com/newz/asus-announces-t1-editions-of-geforce-rtx-5070-and-rtx-5060-ti-cards https://videocardz.com/newz/biostar-to-show-next-generation-amd-motherboards-at-computex-2026 TECH BRIEFS Bambu Snafu https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/bambu-labs-go-f-yourself-3d-printing-company-currently-under-fire-for-reportedly-blocking-3rd-parties-from-its-software-legal-threats-and-drama-aplenty/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eb48MdtNaDQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jhRqgHxEP8 http://youtube.com/post/UgkxX0n_N1nVVU5uey0mv18s-GS4xseBWSrb?si=bvhGT7pte9JOzI4C Nvidia prepares RTX 5090 Price Hike https://www.techpowerup.com/349050/nvidia-reportedly-prepares-rtx-5090-price-hike-amid-rising-gddr7-costs GTA 6 Pre Orders May 18, new trailer coming too https://insider-gaming.com/gta-6-pre-order-date-has-allegedly-leaked-via-best-buy/ https://www.vice.com/en/article/gta-6-will-have-early-access-and-multiple-price-tiers-leak-claims/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/brianmazique/2026/05/14/gta-6-preorders-price-and-trailer-3-everything-we-know-before-may-21/ Please note that links above may be affiliate links -- if you click them and make a qualifying purchase I earn a commission. ▷ MY STORE - shirts, pint glasses & hoodies: http://paulshardware.net ▷ SOCIAL Twitter: @paulhardware http://www.twitter.com/paulhardware Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Pauls-Hardware/195425877329550 Instagram: http://instagram.com/paulhardware :::Send Me Stuff::: Paul's Hardware P.O. Box 4325 Diamond Bar, CA 91765 ► Edited by Joe Aguilar - ShaostylePostProductions https://www.youtube.com/@hatguyjoe Audio file(s) provided by Epidemic Sound http://www.epidemicsound.com/