Apple’s sweeping price hikes signal the true cost of the AI era, as touchscreen MacBook and M7 chips loom

MacDailyNews
Jun 29, 2026, 11:00 am103 pts
Apple is confronting customers with the financial realities of the artificial intelligence boom, implementing broad price increases across its Mac, iPad, and other hardware lines to offset skyrocketing costs for memory chips and storage driven by surging AI demand, Bloomberg News’ Mark Gurman. In a move that…

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