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Apple increases prices for Macs and i Pads, blaming a shortage of memory chips

Apple announced an increase in prices for Macs and i Pads, citing a memory chip shortage brought on by the artificial intelligence boom.

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What happened Apple announced an increase in prices for Macs and i Pads, citing a memory chip shortage brought on by the artificial intelligence boom.
The headline split ABC7chicago.com frames it as "Apple increases prices for Macs and i Pads, blaming a shortage of memory chips". WFMY News 2 (Tegna, Greensboro) frames it as "Microsoft ups Xbox console prices again amid rising cost of memory chips".
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ABC7chicago.comNews report · Jun 25, 11:18 PM

Apple increases prices for Macs and i Pads, blaming a shortage of memory chips

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Apple announced an increase in prices for Macs and i Pads, citing a memory chip shortage brought on by the artificial intelligence boom.

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SemaforNews report · Jun 25, 10:44 PM

Apple raises prices due to memory chip shortage

CEO Tim Cook said Apple could no longer protect its customers from higher prices stemming from the global memory chip shortage.

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The Columbian (Vancouver WA)News report · Jun 25, 10:08 PM

Apple increases prices for Macs and i Pads, blaming a shortage of memory chips

Apple on Thursday announced an increase in prices for Macs and i Pads, citing a memory chip shortage brought on by the artificial intelligence boom.

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UPIWire story · Jun 25, 10:07 PM

Apple announces price hikes for Mac Books, i Pads amid global chip squeeze

Apple said it is raising prices on several product lines because of increasing costs for memory, causing its stock price to drop later in the day.

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WFMY News 2 (Tegna, Greensboro)News report · Jun 25, 8:59 PM

Microsoft ups Xbox console prices again amid rising cost of memory chips

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Microsoft pointed to sky-rocketing prices of console storage and memory.

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Jun 25, 8:59 PM: WFMY News 2 (Tegna, Greensboro) joined the source map.

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Jun 25, 10:08 PM: The Columbian (Vancouver WA) joined the source map.

Jun 25, 10:44 PM: Semafor joined the source map.

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