AI's hunger for chips is hitting your wallet. Today we break down the global memory shortage that's driving up prices on everything from iPhones to PlayStations, Meta's multi-billion dollar Nvidia deal, Saudi Arabia's $3B bet on Elon Musk's xAI empire, Anthropic's rapid-fire Claude Sonnet 4.6 launch, and Google's brand new Lyria 3 music generator that lets anyone make songs for free. Plus, your Tool of the Week is something you can try right now.

Stories Mentioned In The Show:

• RAMmageddon / Memory Chip Shortage: https://fortune.com/2026/02/15/ai-demand-memory-chip-shortage-crisis-dram-hbm-micron-skhynix-samsung/
• Meta x Nvidia Chip Deal: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/17/meta-nvidia-deal-ai-data-center-chips.html
• Saudi Arabia's Humain Invests $3B in xAI: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/saudi-arabia-humain-invests-3-123558006.html
• SpaceX-xAI $1.25 Trillion Merger: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/03/musk-xai-spacex-biggest-merger-ever.html
• Anthropic Claude Sonnet 4.6: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/17/anthropic-ai-claude-sonnet-4-6-default-free-pro.html
• Google Lyria 3 Music Generation (Tool of the Week): https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/products/gemini-app/lyria-3/
• Google I/O 2026 Announced: https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/google-i-o-2026-leans-into-ai-heres-what-it-means-for-you/