floofloof@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoChina has stopped exporting rare earths to everyone, not just the U.S., cutting off critical materials for tech, autos, aerospace, and defensefortune.comexternal-linkmessage-square42fedilinkarrow-up1482arrow-down15cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1477arrow-down1external-linkChina has stopped exporting rare earths to everyone, not just the U.S., cutting off critical materials for tech, autos, aerospace, and defensefortune.comfloofloof@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square42fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squaremeliaesc@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agoFinding the labor to mine and process it cheaply enough to maintain profit margins, while simultaneously deporting everyone, is what makes things rare.
Finding the labor to mine and process it cheaply enough to maintain profit margins, while simultaneously deporting everyone, is what makes things rare.