https://www.solosoft.dev/tags/product-launches/Recent content in Product Launches on SoloSoftHugoen-ushttps://www.solosoft.dev/trends/2026-04-02-the-biggest-photography-stories-of-march-2026/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://www.solosoft.dev/trends/2026-04-02-the-biggest-photography-stories-of-march-2026/<h2 id="why-sonys-suspension-of-memory-card-orders-is-a-warning-bell-for-ai-devouring-the-physical-world">Why Sony&rsquo;s Suspension of Memory Card Orders Is a Warning Bell for AI Devouring the Physical World</h2> <p>This is not just a supply chain issue; it&rsquo;s a permanent shift in resource allocation power. When Sony Japan announced on March 27th the suspension of most CFexpress and SD memory card orders in the Japanese market, many photographers&rsquo; first reaction was panic buying. But the deeper significance lies in proving that the &ldquo;physical appetite&rdquo; of AI infrastructure has grown large enough to squeeze out, or even cut off, the tool supply for consumer-level creators. The key is the battle for NAND flash memory: AI data centers, to train and infer large models, are consuming high-end NAND wafer capacity at an astonishing rate. According to industry data, NAND wafer costs alone surged by 25% in February 2026. This is not a short-term fluctuation but the beginning of structural scarcity.</p>