https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/your-favorite-tech-will-keep-getting-more-expensive-and-you-can-blame-aiContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/your-favorite-tech-will-keep-getting-more-expensive-and-you-can-blame-aihttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/your-favorite-tech-will-keep-getting-more-expensive-and-you-can-blame-ai#u25119Mon, 27 Jul 2026 21:04:03 +0000Artificial intelligence is driving up the cost of consumer technology. Global financial bodies and central banks are monitoring how AI wealth and data center expansion impact inflation. This trend may replace oil as a primary inflation concern.Still unconfirmed:The AI data center boom is sparking a third wave of inflationThe IMF believes the AI wealth boom adds to inflation risksThe Federal Reserve is monitoring if AI will replace oil as an inflation concernAI is causing consumer technology to become more expensiveThere is an "insane" shortage of computer hardware