[5/18 17:00] NVIDIA Rubin platform DRAM demand exceeds Apple Samsung combined / Dell sells 1000 AI servers with NVIDIA chips in current quarter

AI News Flash for May 18, 2026 at 17:00 UTC. Topics: 1. NVIDIA Rubin platform DRAM demand exceeds Apple Samsung combined https://www.fastcompany.com/91543991/nvidias-rubin-ai-platform-will-reportedly-demand-more-dram-than-apple-and-samsung-combined 2. Dell sells 1000 AI servers with NVIDIA chips in current quarter https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-18/dell-sells-1-000-ai-servers-with-nvidia-chips-in-current-quarter 3. Aschenbrenner 13.6B AI strategy Bitcoin miners Lumentum Coherent sells https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/05/18/ex-openai-s-leopold-aschenbrenner-bets-big-on-crypto-miners-for-his-usd13-6b-ai-play 4. AWS Matt Wood returns Chief AI Technology Officer https://www.geekwire.com/2026/aws-veteran-matt-wood-returns-to-cloud-giant-in-new-role-chief-ai-and-technology-officer/ 5. AWS CEO Matt Garman pushes back AI job apocalypse https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/amazon-web-services-ceo-pushes-back-on-ai-job-apocalypse-warnings-2de3ce13