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  "title": "SK Hynix pledges $38 billion to build two new DRAM and NAND factories",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/sk-hynix-pledges-38-billion-to-build-two-new-dram-and-nand-factories",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-07T12:42:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Engadget",
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    "url": "https://www.engadget.com/2232279/sk-hynix-pledges-38-billion-to-build-dram-nand-factories/"
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  "summary": "SK Hynix has announced that it will invest $38.1 billion to build two new memory chip facilities in South Korea.",
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        "published": "2026-08-06T14:52:11.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Digital Trends",
        "title": "New players are shaking up the memory industry, but even Apple can’t strong-arm the RAM crisis for your wallet",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/new-players-are-shaking-up-the-memory-industry-but-even-apple-cant",
        "published": "2026-08-06T19:29:15.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "MacRumors",
        "title": "iPhone 18 Pro and Foldable iPhone Could Sell Out Fast Due to Memory Shortage",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/iphone-18-pro-and-foldable-iphone-could-sell-out-fast-due-to-memory",
        "published": "2026-08-07T00:10:27.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "9to5Mac",
        "title": "9to5Mac Daily: August 6, 2026 – Potential iPhone 18 Pro shortages, more",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/9to5mac-daily-august-6-2026-potential-iphone-18-pro-shortages-more",
        "published": "2026-08-07T00:21:01.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "SK Hynix plans a $38B chipmaking expansion in South Korea, including a new ~$24.7B DRAM facility in Yongin and a ~$13.3B NAND fabrication plant in Cheongju (Yoolim Lee/Bloomberg)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/sk-hynix-plans-a-38b-chipmaking-expansion-in-south-korea-including-a",
        "published": "2026-08-07T09:45:01.000Z"
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