Apple and Microsoft have said they are raising prices on a range of consumer electronics as surging demand from artificial intelligence data centers drives up the cost of memory and storage components.

Should memory manufacturers be doing more to increase production capacity? Is it right that consumers now face this 'AI-flation' in tech products?

Tim Cook says Apple’s price increases are ‘unavoidable’ as AI demand for memory chips drives up costs. The Mac mini’s entry price has already jumped.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 25 : Apple raised iPad and MacBook prices on Thursday, saying it could no longer shield customers from soaring memory and storage chip costs driven by the AI…

Tech giant Apple hiked on Thursday the prices for its iPad and MacBooks, saying it could no longer protect customers from rising memory and storage chip...

A surge, dubbed by some experts as ‘RAMageddon’, has been driven by a boom in AI data center construction

Apple has hiked prices on some of its most popular products, including the MacBook and iPad, because of the rising costs of memory and storage chips sparked by the AI boom.

Apple has raised prices on several iPads and MacBooks, a sign that the artificial intelligence boom is now pushing up costs far beyond...

By Emily Bary and Christine Ji

Yes, you can blame AI. The price increases result from surging memory chip costs and short supply.

Apple has raised prices on MacBook and iPad devices, saying that AI data center investments have triggered a chain reaction that forced its hand.

Apple raised prices on several MacBook and iPad models after CEO Tim Cook warned that surging memory and storage costs had become unavoidable, as AI data centers fuel a component…

iPhone maker blamed cost rises on memory chip shortages caused by AI boom

The price hikes affected multiple Apple products, including the MacBook Neo, which increased from $599 to $699.

Apple raises prices on MacBooks, iPads and other devices as AI-driven memory chip shortages push costs higher. iPhone prices remain unchanged.

Apple says AI-driven shortages of memory and storage are behind price hikes for Macs and iPads, echoing Micron's warning.

Apple on Thursday announced an increase in prices for Macs and iPads, citing a memory chip shortage brought on by the artificial intelligence boom

The tech giant insists it has “shielded customers from these increases so far” but can no longer do so.

Memory chip shortages linked to AI push Apple device prices up by as much as $300

Microsoft, de son côté, a annoncé jeudi qu’il allait relever les prix des Xbox.

Apple's Macs and iPads and Microsoft's Xbox consoles are getting more expensive - blame AI - SiliconANGLE