Apple CEO may have just confirmed what Americans fear most about AI datacenters
Apple has increased prices for Macs and iPads by 15% to 25%, with CEO Tim Cook attributing the hikes to a massive surge in memory chip costs driven by AI data center expansion. Cook described the current component supply crisis as a 'hundred-year flood' that is impacting consumer electronics.
Why it matters
It illustrates how the rapid growth of AI infrastructure is creating supply chain bottlenecks that directly increase costs for everyday consumers.
Apple CEO Tim Cook may have just confirmed what Americans fear most about AI datacenters: This is a hundred-year flood - The Times of India
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