Rare Earth Shockwave: China’s Metal Curbs Jolt Tech Industry as Trump Threatens 100% Tariffs

China’s Metal Curbs Jolt Tech Industry as Trump Threatens 100% Tariffs

Beijing’s rare-earth bombshell – On October 9, 2025, China dramatically expanded export controls on critical rare earth metals, adding five more elements (holmium, erbium, thulium, europium, ytterbium) to an export-restricted list that already included seven others [1] [2]. In total, 12 of the 17 rare-earth elements are now under Chinese export curbs [3]. Beijing also imposed new licensing requirements on dozens of…

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Internet Blackout in Afghanistan Disrupts Daily Life

Internet Blackout in Afghanistan Disrupts Daily Life

new video loaded: Internet Blackout in Afghanistan Disrupts Daily Life transcript Back transcript Internet Blackout in Afghanistan Disrupts Daily Life A nationwide internet outage in Afghanistan has made it nearly impossible for people to communicate with one another or the outside world and has disrupted banking services and aid distribution. “The number you dialed is…

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Elon Musk’s richest person throne under threat: Oracle’s Larry Ellison narrows the gap with single-day gain |

Elon Musk’s richest person throne under threat: Oracle’s Larry Ellison narrows the gap with single-day gain |

Oracle co-founder and chairman Larry Ellison has dramatically shaken the billionaire landscape with a staggering $70 billion surge in a single day, narrowing the gap with Elon Musk, the world’s richest person. This extraordinary gain follows Oracle’s better-than-expected quarterly results and an aggressive growth forecast, particularly in cloud computing and AI services. Ellison’s net worth…

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