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How AI’s memory hunger is creeping into India’s inflation and import bill

1 source · first seen 13:01 29 Sept · updated 13:01 29 Sept

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  • Rising global memory chip costs are driving up India’s tech import bill
  • Higher memory costs are also pushing up consumer device prices
  • Higher chip costs pressure Indian electronics makers and raise device prices for consumers

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