Swap is simply a portion of your disk (HDD/SSD/NVMe) used as a slower backup for RAM. When your RAM fills up, the Linux kernel quietly moves "cold" data( i.e. rarely used memory pages) into swap, freeing up RAM for things we are actively running. Swap doesn't replace RAM. It extends it. Swap is one of the actual physical places Linux can store memory when RAM is full or when certain pages aren't being used actively.
The price of some cloud services will have to rise by five to ten percent by mid-2026, maybe sooner, according to Octave Klaba, CEO of French cloud OVH. In a weekend post to his X account, Klaba opened with the observation that the price of RAM and NVMe drives will increase significantly in around six months. The CEO attributed that increase to demand for AI hardware, which he said has seen memory-makers shift production to the HBM memory used in GPUs.
In the middle of October, Stellantis revealed plans for a substantial investment in the U.S., to the tune of a $13 billion investment over the course of four years with an impact on plants in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Ohio. At the time, one of the upcoming vehicles Stellantis teased was a midsize truck, slated to be manufactured at the automaker's Toledo, Ohio-based facility. Earlier this week, Stellantis provided some more information on what to expect as part of its third quarter earnings call.
I used to struggle when shopping for a new computer -- there's a lot to keep in mind. Over time, I learned to narrow it down to what I call the "performance trifecta" -- three main components you should be mindful of: processor, storage drive, and RAM. A good processor is the brains of the computer, and a lot of local storage means you'll have plenty of room for all your files.
For Windows machines, 16GB of RAM has become the operational minimum on new consumer laptops. Modern workloads have ramped up to such a degree that less RAM on a Windows device is fine, but it will limit you to everyday tasks like writing emails, internet browsing or watching YouTube videos.
When choosing a desktop PC for creative work, a central processing unit (CPU) offers the required multi-core performance, with options from Intel's Core i5 to i9 and AMD's Ryzen 7 or 9, ensuring efficient production speeds for demanding software.
