Social mediaEngadget Podcast: WTF is up with RAM? (With Will Smith from The Tech Pod)Thanks again, AI.Devindra HardawarSenior EditorFri, December 5, 2025 at 2:14 PM UTCRAM prices have gone wild, mostly thanks to AI.In this episode, Devindra chats with Will Smith (Brad and Will Made a Tech Pod) about the state of the RAM industry, as well as other hardware we expect to get more expensive.(SSD prices are definitely creeping up too!).
Also, we discuss Meta poaching Alan Dye, one of Apple's design executives, and what this could mean for Meta's upcoming devices.And yes, whatever they have next will likely revolve around AI.Subscribe!iTunesSpotifyPocket CastsStitcherGoogle PodcastsTopicsMark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, plans deep cuts to his company’s metaverse development – 1:09Longtime Apple UI designer Alan Dye to join Meta’s AI division – 7:08US DOT cuts fuel efficiency standards, doubles down on gas cars – 25:40Waymo autonomous cars recently started driving more aggressively – 31:30Amazon halts its anime dub beta because it sounded terrible – 38:00WTF, RAM?? Will Smith joins to talk about why RAM prices are spiraling upward – 44:05Around Engadget: Metroid Prime 4 is a return to form after 18 years on ice – 1:04:42Working on – 1:07:36Pop culture picks – 1:08:32CreditsHost: Devindra HardawarGuest: Will SmithProducer: Ben Ellman Music: Dale North and Terrence O'Brien
