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Hardware·Aug 27·all news from August 27, 2026

Cheap Tokens, Costly Chips and a Missing AI Payoff

The price of AI processing power is declining while the capital expenditure required to develop these systems continues to rise. This growing disconnect forces investors to reassess the long-term profitability of the technology, as the hardware costs needed to build models currently outpace the revenue generated by cheaper token services.

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