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Deep in rural Western Australia, the massive Pilbara Minerals processing plant looms above the red dirt, vibrating as tons of lithium ore slurry move through… Read More »Australia is trying to break its dependence on China for lithium mining
This dynamic creates a moral dilemma. Darrien Justice, community manager for Garlicoin, another joker, says he would never advise anyone to buy a meme coin… Read More »The not-so-subtle art of the meme coin | WIRED
President Biden and speaker Kevin McCarthy expressed optimism on Monday that they could break the partisan stalemate that has prevented action to stave off a… Read More »Biden and McCarthy describe ‘productive’ debt reduction talks, but no deal is reached
In cutting off foreign tech companies from Chinese supply chains, Beijing has long chosen to work obliquely or even secretly. Supervisors lectured executives in backrooms,… Read More »China escalates US tech war with micron ban
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