Suppliers accustomed to catering to Apple’s (AAPL) every demand are gaining leverage as AI companies outduel the company in a race to secure components, Rolfe Winkler and Yang Jie of The Wall Street Journal reports. Apple’s normal generous profit margins are expected to face pressure this year, with CEO Tim Cook most recently stating the company has seen constraints in chip supplies and memory prices were increased.
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