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Everyday computers and phones with rising price tags in front of large data-center racks consuming memory chips
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The first AI bill may arrive as a more expensive laptop

Data centers are absorbing memory and storage at a scale that device makers cannot ignore. June's earnings and price moves showed how the AI race is reaching household technology budgets.

8 min read · Updated July 22, 2026 · Method: One primary company filing and two independent business reports

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