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As the global race for AI moves forward, a shortage of memory chips has begun to drive up prices of consumer electronics and may lead to product shortages.

Elon Musk said soaring memory costs are the "biggest price jump in anything I've ever seen" and that the solution is "MUCH higher production."

Apple raised prices on Macs, iPads, and other devices as AI data center demand drives up memory chip costs across consumer electronics.

By Stephen Nellis and Aditya Soni SAN FRANCISCO, June 25 (Reuters) - Apple raised iPad and MacBook prices on Thursday, saying it could no longer shield customers from soaring memory and storage chip costs driven by the AI industry's datacenter buildout.

The AI boom has turned memory chip manufacturers like Micron and SK Hynix from cyclical businesses into a sizzling hot growth sector.

After a brutal sell-off earlier in the week, AI investors are breathing easy after Micron crushed Wall Street earnings estimates and gave solid guidance.

Apple has hiked prices on some of its most popular products, including the MacBook and iPad, because of the rising costs of memory and storage chips sparked by the AI boom.

Memory for AI servers is the most profitable use of scarce chip making supply. That means Apple will pay more and so will consumers of Macs, iPhones and more.

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