An ‘AI tax’ is driving up the price of gaming computers and other electronics
Massive demand from the data centres that power artificial intelligence is increasing the cost of digital memory for consumer electronics
Massive demand from AI data centres is increasing the cost of digital memory for consumer electronics such as gaming computers.
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- JournalismThe Globe and Mail2026-08-03
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Truvace Impact Record TRV-2026-0634, v1: “An ‘AI tax’ is driving up the price of gaming computers and other electronics.” Truvace, 2026-08-04. /record/TRV-2026-0634 (accessed at citation time). sha256 b900262e5e0a83b6…
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