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Apple to raise prices due to memory chip shortage, CEO Cook tells WSJ

ARY News · Jun 18, 2026, 4:10 AM · Also reported by 4 other sources

Key takeaways

  • Add ARY News on Google AAResize Apple plans to raise prices on its products to offset increasing memory and storage chip costs, CEO Tim Cook told the Wall Street Journal ​in an interview.
  • A surge in AI-driven demand for data centers has forced consumer ‌electronics companies into a fierce competition for dwindling supplies of the key components, driving prices sharply higher.
  • Groups representing automakers, retailers, electronics firms and others had warned earlier this month that the increasing demand for ​memory chips could lead to dramatic price hikes in U.S.

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Add ARY News on Google AAResize Apple plans to raise prices on its products to offset increasing memory and storage chip costs, CEO Tim Cook told the Wall Street Journal ​in an interview.

A surge in AI-driven demand for data centers has forced consumer ‌electronics companies into a fierce competition for dwindling supplies of the key components, driving prices sharply higher.

Groups representing automakers, retailers, electronics firms and others had warned earlier this month that the increasing demand for ​memory chips could lead to dramatic price hikes in U.S. consumer goods and disrupt ​supply chains.

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