AI boom triggers hard drive shortage — Western Digital says supply is gone for 2026

: If you were planning to buy a new hard drive this year, you may want to brace yourself. Prices could climb even higher.AI boom drives surge in hard drive demand: Western Digital sells out 2026 storage capacityWestern Digital, one of the world’s largest hard drive manufacturers, says it has already sold out of its storage capacity for calendar year 2026 and there are still more than 10 months left in the year.CEO Irving Tan said during the company’s recent quarterly earnings call that, “We're pretty much ...