Back-to-school tech prices rise amid AI memory shortageMatt Rosen, founder and CEO of Allata Tech, a technology consulting firm, says a global memory shortage is at the root of rising prices. "Yea there's like a global memory shortage," Rosen said. Marc Monroy"They think 2027 is going to be the worst memory shortage on record," Rosen said. Rosen points to AI data centers as a key driver of the problem — a topic generating controversy across the country. "AI data centers are really eating up the world's memory supply," Rosen said.