Apple is charging you more and blaming AI data centers. That's a big deal.

AI might be awesome in the future. Right now, it's making things more expensive.

Apple just raised its prices on iPads, MacBooks. Here's why

Apple is hiking the price of several popular products, including iPads, MacBooks and Apple TVs. Here's why and how much you can expect to pay.

Apple raises prices as AI chip costs surge

Apple raises prices on select iPads, MacBooks, HomePod speakers and Apple TV devices as AI-driven memory chip costs soar due to data center demand.
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Apple’s $100 Billion Bet: Could Buying Back Stock Beat Building AI Data Centers

Apple's real cash return to shareholders dwarfs its headline dividend yield, and that gap reveals why most investors are misreading this stock. See the shareholder yield math → One of three tech ...
eWeek

Tim Cook Says Apple Price Hikes Are Unavoidable as AI Strains Chips

Apple may raise prices as AI data center demand tightens memory chip supply, pushing higher component costs into consumer devices.

Apple Raises Prices Due to Surging Memory and Storage Costs. Can Consumers Absorb the Impact, or Is This the Breaking Point?

Apple cites "an unprecedented challenge" from the expansion of AI data centers.

Apple Raises Prices on Macs, iPads as Data Centers Drive Memory Shortage

Apple raised prices on Macs, iPads, and other devices as AI data center demand drives up memory chip costs across consumer ...
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Apple wants Google to set up servers in its data centers to run a future version of Siri

Apple has asked Google to investigate setting up servers in its data centers to run a future version of Siri powered by Gemini, according to The Information (a subscription is required to read the ...