American consumers — and the Federal Reserve — are being hit with another high-cost headache. The gusher of investment in data centers — likely topping $700 billion this year — to power artificial intelligence has made memory chips, computer processors, and other equipment, as well as electricity mo

Personal computing becomes more expensive just as more powerful hardware is needed for AI-enabled software. That creates a widening affordability gap.

Consumer electronics, from laptops and smartphones to gaming consoles, are becoming increasingly costlier as artificial intelligence data centers drive up...

American consumers — and the Federal Reserve — are being hit with another high-cost headache. The gusher of investment in data centers — likely topping $700 billion this year — to…

Laptops, game consoles and other products are getting more expensive because the AI boom. And prices are only expected to continue climbing.

American consumers — and the Federal Reserve — are being hit with another high-cost headache

El aumento en inversión en centros de datos está provocando un aumento de los costes de los componentes tecnológicos

The largest US electrical grid operator, PJM, will add $6.3 billion in electricity costs for consumers across 13 states due to the booming energy demands of data centers. The rate…