AI sell-off intensifies as investors ditch chip stocks
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Samsung and SK Hynix dropping more than 10% on AI spending and China fears shows how tightly memory and logic valuations are now coupled to AI narratives. For operators, this volatility is a reminder to separate your AI roadmap from market sentiment—demand for useful AI workloads doesn’t move in lockstep with daily chip prices.
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