Sridhar Vembu Explains Why Phones and Laptops Are Getting Expensive in 2026

Sridhar Vembu explains why phones and laptops are getting expensive in 2026

Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu has warned that the massive AI investment boom is pushing up the cost of memory and other technology components, making smartphones and laptops more expensive. He believes the current AI credit boom could eventually face a fate similar to the telecom investment bubble of the early 2000s, even as AI technology itself continues to grow.

Zoho founder says stay positive on AI even as phones, laptops get expensive

Sridhar Vembu said the AI investment boom is straining the tech supply chain and raising costs. He said AI can still fulfil its promise, but the credit-fuelled frenzy around it could end badly.