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  "title": "When talking about local inference, Sam Altman says supply-constrained DRAM is better used in data centers than sitting in PCs and \"being used 5% of the time\" (Andrew E. Freedman/Tom's Hardware)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/when-talking-about-local-inference-sam-altman-says-supply-constrained",
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  "published": "2026-10-31T06:10:48.000Z",
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  "summary": "With data centers full of RAM, your PC is apparently the problem. … OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has data centers full of memory …",
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        "outlet": "Polygon",
        "title": "OpenAI Billionaire: PCs Are 'Terrible' When Data Centers Need More Memory",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/openai-billionaire-pcs-are-terrible-when-data-centers-need-more-memory",
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      {
        "outlet": "TechRadar",
        "title": "Sam Altman says OpenAI won't slow its math and science paper barrage",
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        "title": "Sam Altman says it's \"quite terrible\" that people use RAM in their PCs for AI during a shortage",
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        "published": "2026-10-31T01:03:59.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Straits Times Business",
        "title": "OpenAI’s Altman meets Samsung executives as chip crunch deepens",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/openais-altman-meets-samsung-executives-as-chip-crunch-deepens",
        "published": "2026-10-31T08:25:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "Samsung hosts OpenAI’s Altman for talks on AI chips and infrastructure",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/samsung-hosts-openais-altman-for-talks-on-ai-chips-and-infrastructure",
        "published": "2026-10-31T09:47:11.000Z"
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