Al Jazeera

Apple, Microsoft hike prices over surging chip costs

Apple and Microsoft hike prices as AI crunches global memory chip supply

GB News

Apple confirms price hike for iPads and MacBooks  what this means for YOU

Forbes

Following Apple, Microsoft Dramatically Hikes Xbox Prices, Again

Apples shares plunge after it hikes prices on iPads and laptops

Guardian

Apple raises iPad and MacBook prices, blaming cost of chips amid AI boom

BBC News

Apple hikes some prices by nearly 20% while Xbox raises console cost

CBS News

Apple and Microsoft are raising their prices by hundreds of dollars as chip costs soar

Financial Times

Apple increases MacBook and iPad prices by 20%

Medium

Memory Supercycle How Ais Hbm Hunger Is Squeezing Dram And What To Own 79C316F89586

Fortune

AIs memory chip shortage is quietly taxing the entire economy

Metaculus

When Will The Ram Shortage End 64Gb Ddr5 6000 Under 300

Apple raised prices on its entire Mac and iPad product lines on Thursday, with increases ranging from roughly 17% to 25% on base models. The MacBook Air jumped from $1,099 to $1,299, while the MacBook Pro rose from $1,699 to $1,999.

Apple raised prices on its entire Mac and iPad product lines on Thursday, with increases ranging from roughly 17% to 25% on base models. The MacBook Air jumped from $1,099 to $1,299, while the MacBook Pro rose from $1,699 to $1,999.

Apple attributed the hikes to surging memory chip costs driven by AI data center expansion, saying it had "never seen a component price increase this much, this quickly." The company said it had shielded customers from rising costs until that point.

Apple attributed the hikes to surging memory chip costs driven by AI data center expansion, saying it had "never seen a component price increase this much, this quickly." The company said it had shielded customers from rising costs until that point.

Apple shares fell more than 6% following the announcement, wiping out roughly $265 billion in market value. The iPhone, Apple Watch and AirPods were not subject to the price increases.

Apple shares fell more than 6% following the announcement, wiping out roughly $265 billion in market value. The iPhone, Apple Watch and AirPods were not subject to the price increases.

Microsoft announced its third Xbox price increase since late 2025, raising prices by $100 on 512GB models and $150 on 1TB models, effective Aug. 1. The company also discontinued its 2TB Xbox Series X model entirely.

Microsoft announced its third Xbox price increase since late 2025, raising prices by $100 on 512GB models and $150 on 1TB models, effective Aug. 1. The company also discontinued its 2TB Xbox Series X model entirely.

Memory chip prices for DRAM rose as much as 98% in the first quarter of 2026, according to industry tracker TrendForce, with a further increase of 58% to 63% projected for the following quarter. Major memory makers Samsung, SK Hynix and Micron have prioritized AI chipmaker orders over consumer device supply.

Memory chip prices for DRAM rose as much as 98% in the first quarter of 2026, according to industry tracker TrendForce, with a further increase of 58% to 63% projected for the following quarter. Major memory makers Samsung, SK Hynix and Micron have prioritized AI chipmaker orders over consumer device supply.

Micron CEO Sanjay Mehrotra said the memory shortage is expected to persist beyond 2027 due to AI-driven demand and structural supply constraints. Research firm IDC estimated the smartphone market could see its largest-ever annual decline of nearly 14% this year, while the PC market is projected to fall 11.3%.

Micron CEO Sanjay Mehrotra said the memory shortage is expected to persist beyond 2027 due to AI-driven demand and structural supply constraints. Research firm IDC estimated the smartphone market could see its largest-ever annual decline of nearly 14% this year, while the PC market is projected to fall 11.3%.

Al Jazeera #

CBC #

GB News #

Forbes #

NBC #

Guardian #

BBC News #

CBS News #

Financial Times #

Medium #

Fortune #

Metaculus #

Apple raised prices on its entire Mac and iPad product lines on June 25, with increases ranging from roughly 17% to 25% on base models. The MacBook Air jumped from $1,099 to $1,299, while the MacBook Pro rose from $1,699 to $1,999.

Apple raised prices on its entire Mac and iPad product lines on June 25, with increases ranging from roughly 17% to 25% on base models. The MacBook Air jumped from $1,099 to $1,299, while the MacBook Pro rose from $1,699 to $1,999.

AI: Jobs and the Economy

Artificial Intelligence

Apple, Xbox Hike Prices as AI Drives Memory Chip Crisis

Economic conditions & trends

Science & technology

adp-research

Axios

bloodinthemachine(brianmerchant)

brookings

builtin

bureau-of-labor-statistics

businessinsider

CNBC

corporate

CounterPunch

demandsage

econofact

edubirdie

european-central-bank

europeancommission

europeanunion

exploring-chatgpt

federal-reserve-bank-of-dallas

food-chain-magazine

fortune

gallup.com

gloat

goldman-sachs

harvard-business-impact

harvardbusinessreview

inter-american-development-bank

investopedia

itif

jacobinmag

josh-bersin

mckinsey&company

mit-sloan-school-of-management

nextgov.com

oecd

pennwhartonbudgetmodel

personal-math

s&p-global

s-p-global

samaltman

stanford-graduate-school-of-business

stlouisfed

techspot

the-ai-journal

the-budget-lab-at-yale

the-london-school-of-economics-and-political-science

the-tax-project-institute

thebrowndailyherald

thehill

trump-white-house

u-s-office-of-personnel-management

uipath

unherd

vanguard

visual-capitalist

washington-center-for-equitable-growth

whitehouse

world-economic-forum

worldeconomicforum

worldsocialistwebsite

yale-insights

zerohedge

Ukraine

troops

gatesnotes.com

ourworldindata

simplilearn.com

Time

waitbutwhy

wikipedia

Apple, Xbox Hike Prices as AI Drives Memory Chip Crisis

Apple, Xbox Hike Prices as AI Drives Memory Chip Crisis

Go Deeper

Sign Up for Our Free Newsletters
Sign Up for Our Free Newsletters

Apple, Xbox Hike Prices as AI Drives Memory Chip Crisis

Apple, Xbox Hike Prices as AI Drives Memory Chip Crisis

Go Deeper

Sign Up for Our Free NewslettersSign Up for Our Free Newsletters

Sign Up for Our Free Newsletters
Sign Up for Our Free Newsletters