minus-squarejayandp@sh.itjust.workstoTechnology@lemmy.world•China has stopped exporting rare earths to everyone, not just the U.S., cutting off critical materials for tech, autos, aerospace, and defenselinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·1 day agoThe rarity is the ability to do it without caring about the massive environmental damage often caused while procuring the minerals. linkfedilink
minus-squarejayandp@sh.itjust.workstoTechnology@lemmy.world•'X' Marks xAI's Spot: xAI has acquired X in an all-stock transaction. The combination values xAI at $80 billion and X at $33 billion.linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·20 days ago linkfedilink
The rarity is the ability to do it without caring about the massive environmental damage often caused while procuring the minerals.