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Micron (NASDAQ: MU) and Sandisk(NASDAQ: SNDK) have had an incredible 2026, with Sandisk stock rising more than 520% and Micron increasing by about 225% (as of Aug. 28). That ranks Sandisk as the top-performing S&P 500(SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) stock, and Micron as the fourth-best for 2026. That’s an impressive run, but there are still four months…

Google is implementing stricter memory management requirements for Android apps as global semiconductor shortages – intensified by booming demand for AI data center components – disrupt hardware availability. The company unveiled two revised app quality standards emphasizing efficient memory allocation and streamlined code execution.

Google is making changes to its requirements for Android apps as developers face industrywide memory chip shortages driven by the AI data center boom. This week, the tech giant announced two new app quality requirements, one of which is focused on reducing apps’ memory usage and optimizing its code.

No company is immune to the continuing chip shortage and its effect on pricing, not even Amazon. As first spotted by Fortune, Amazon has increased prices across its Echo, Fire TV, Kindle and eero product lineups without any major announcement. The price hikes are as high as 60 percent in some cases and as expensive as…