Apple CEO says price hikes are ‘unavoidable’ as rising chip costs squeeze tech giant: report

Center-Left: <a href="https://www.engadget.com/2196902/tim-cook-says-apple-price-increases-are-unavoidable-due-to-memory-crunch/" rel="noopener nofollow">Tim Cook says Apple price increases are &#39;unavoidable&#39; due to memory crunch — www.engadget.com
Center-Left: <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3wyxvqdx1zo?at_medium=RSS&amp;at_campaign=rss" rel="noopener nofollow">Apple to raise prices as AI boom pushes up chip costs — www.bbc.com
Center: <a href="https://www.marketwatch.com/story/its-unavoidable-apple-says-it-will-be-forced-to-raise-prices-due-to-the-ai-boom-e3d1e4c4?mod=mw_rss_topstories" rel="noopener nofollow">It’s ‘unavoidable’: Apple says it will be forced to raise prices due to the AI boom — www.marketwatch.com
Center-Left: <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/951948/apple-tim-cook-price-increases-ram" rel="noopener nofollow">Tim Cook says RAM expenses are &amp;#8216;unsustainable&amp;#8217; and Apple is going to raise prices — www.theverge.com

Source: www.foxbusiness.com · Section: business-tech · Bias: Right · Published: Thu, 18 Jun 2026 01:36:02 GMT

Tim Cook says Apple price increases are “unavoidable" as AI demand drives up memory chip costs, calling the supply crunch a “hundred-year flood."