Apple raises prices because AI ate the RAM
Apple is raising prices across its product lineup, including the MacBook Neo, iPad Air, and M3 Ultra Mac Studio, due to a RAM shortage driven by demand for generative AI. The price increases range fro…
Apple Inc. is a technology company that develops Apple Silicon chips (M-series, A-series) optimised for on-device machine learning, and integrates AI into iOS, macOS, and its Apple Intelligence features.
Apple is raising prices across its product lineup, including the MacBook Neo, iPad Air, and M3 Ultra Mac Studio, due to a RAM shortage driven by demand for generative AI. The price increases range fro…
Apple shares fell nearly 6% on Thursday, wiping out about $250 billion in market value, after the company raised prices on iPads and Macs by up to $200, citing skyrocketing memory costs driven by AI d…
Apple plans to skip the M6 Pro and Max chips and fast-track the M7 generation by up to six months, according to a Bloomberg report. The shift aims to accelerate on-device AI performance amid competiti…
Apple raised prices across its MacBook lineup, including a $100 increase for the budget MacBook Neo, citing rising memory and storage costs driven by AI data center demand. The price hike comes just m…
Apple raised prices on 14 products, including Macs, iPads, Apple TV, HomePod, and Vision Pro, citing a memory chip shortage driven by AI data center demand from companies like OpenAI and Nvidia. The i…
Apple plans to skip high-end M6 Mac chips and instead focus on an AI-focused M7 line, according to a Bloomberg report. The shift prioritizes artificial intelligence capabilities over raw performance f…
Apple raised prices on iPads, Macs, HomePods, Apple TV, and Vision Pro by up to $2,800 on June 25, citing rising memory chip costs driven by AI demand. The increases range from 15-30% on MacBooks and …
Apple is changing its chip launch timeline, canceling high-end M6 Pro and M6 Max chips in favor of AI-focused M7 chips arriving in 2027. The base M6 chip will debut in late 2026 for entry-level Macs, …
Apple is skipping high-end M6 chips to focus on an AI-focused M7 line, codenamed 'Borneo', expected in 2027. The M7 may be Apple's first chip produced at Intel Foundry using its 18A process, marking a…
Apple raised prices across most of its products, blaming surging RAM and storage costs driven by AI server investment. The increases hit iPads, Macs, and accessories like the Apple TV, with some model…
Sail Research has raised $80 million in seed and Series A funding at a $450 million valuation to develop AI inference infrastructure optimized for agents. The startup claims its engine can serve token…
Apple raised prices across its hardware lineup including iPads, Macs, HomePods, Apple TV, and Vision Pro, citing surging memory and storage costs driven by AI companies stockpiling RAM and SSDs. The i…
Notion is shutting down its AI-powered email client Notion Mail on September 22, 2025, just months after its April launch. The company cited a shift toward AI agents handling email workflows, with ove…
Agentic traffic on the web has surpassed human traffic for the first time in history, according to Union Square Ventures (USV). The venture firm argues that the AI opportunity will be owned by a broad…
Apple raised Mac and iPad prices by 15–25% on June 25, citing a global memory chip shortage driven by AI datacenters consuming 70% of output. The MacBook Air now starts at $1,299, up $200, with simila…
Apple shares fell 5% on Tuesday, wiping out $215 billion in market capitalization, after CEO Tim Cook acknowledged that rising memory chip costs driven by AI demand will force price increases across A…
HP's OmniBook X Flip 2-in-1 laptop offers a premium, lightweight design with a touch screen and foldable form factor for frequent travelers, while budget-friendly options under $500 remain available f…
Apple is raising prices on Macs and iPads by at least 15%, attributing the hikes to the AI boom and increased demand for memory and storage from data center buildouts. The entry-level MacBook Air now …
Apple hardcoded a restriction into Siri AI's system prompt in iOS 27 beta 2, causing it to refuse to summarize, read, or extract information from URLs. The move aims to prevent Siri AI from repackagin…
South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix plans to raise up to $29.4 billion in a U.S. IPO to build chip factories in South Korea, not America, highlighting a reliance on foreign suppliers for AI infrastructure…