Memory Chip Shortage is Global Crisis in the Making | The Pulse 2/16/2026
A growing chorus of tech industry leaders, including Tim Cook and Elon Musk, are warning of an impending global crisis if the shortage of memory chips is not addressed. The buildout of AI data centers has resulted in companies like Alphabet and OpenAI gobbling up an increasing share of memory chip production. Tech bosses say the crunch is already hammering profits and inflating price tags, and is only going to get worse. Today's guests: Rachel Ellehuus, RUSI, Director-General; Vasiliki Pachatouridi, BlackRock, EMEA Head of iShares Fixed Income Product Strategy; Jordan Sinclair, Robinhood, UK President; --- "The Pulse With Francine Lacqua" is all about conversations with high profile guests in the beating heart of global business, economics, finance and politics. Based in London, we go wherever the story is, bringing you exclusive interviews and market-moving scoops. Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:00:28 - Marco Rubio heads to Budapest 00:02:48 - Marco Rubio Micklethwait on Ukraine Russia War 00:15:05 - Vasiliki Pachatouridi, BlackRock, EMEA Head of iShares Fixed Income Strategy 00:24:16 - AI DEMAND FUELING MEMORY CHIP CRISIS 00:27:15 - Jordan Sinclair, Robinhood UK CEO 00:35:10 - BIG TAKE LACK OF DATA 00:39:41 - Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez on US Foreign Policy 00:43:33 - Iran’s Araghchi to Meet IAEA Ahead of US Talks -------- More on Bloomberg Television and Markets Like this video? Subscribe and turn on notifications so you don't miss any videos from Bloomberg Markets & Finance: https://tinyurl.com/ysu5b8a9 Visit http://www.bloomberg.com for business news & analysis, up-to-the-minute market data, features, profiles and more. Connect with Bloomberg Television on: X: / bloombergtv Facebook: / bloombergtelevision Instagram: / bloombergtv Connect with Bloomberg Business on: X: / business Facebook: / bloombergbusiness Instagram: / bloombergbusiness TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bloombergbusi... Reddit: / bloomberg LinkedIn: / bloomberg-news More from Bloomberg: Bloomberg Radio: / bloombergradio Bloomberg Surveillance: / bsurveillance Bloomberg Politics: / bpolitics Bloomberg Originals: / bbgoriginals Watch more on YouTube: Bloomberg Technology: / @bloombergtechnology Bloomberg Originals: / @business Bloomberg Quicktake: / @bloombergquicktake Bloomberg Espanol: / @bloomberg_espanol Bloomberg Podcasts: / @bloombergpodcasts
