AI-flation has arrived

US electricity prices rose 7 percent in 2025. This beats normal inflation. Data centers demand doubles or triples soon. Areas near big AI builds see power costs jump 200 percent or more. Apple hikes Mac and iPad prices up to 25 percent. Microsoft raises Xbox prices too. Memory margins at 85 percent force big tech …

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