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"The Killer Chokepoint": China's Rare Earth Squeeze Is Reshaping The Global Economy Artificial intelligence may be driving headlines, but one of its biggest vulnerabilities is an obscure metal that few people have ever heard of. Yttrium, a rare earth element first identified more than two centuries ago, has quietly become an essential ingredient in advanced semiconductor manufacturing, according to the Financial Times. As demand for AI chips accelerates, securing reliable access to the metal has become a growing strategic concern. "We're in the middle of a sea change in terms of...

The Trump Administration Ditches Another Rogue DOJ Official Authored by Tudor Dixon via American Greatness, The second Trump administration is very different from the first. As 45th president, Donald Trump was saddled with disloyal officials who constantly undermined his agenda. The Ukraine impeachment scandal, among other events, was the result of this internal subversion. But the second term sets a new standard for loyalty. The administration will no longer tolerate rogue officials making their own policy. This was made clear last week when the administration pushed out Gail Slater, the Justice Department’s antitrust chief....

These Are The Countries Where $1,000 Takes The Longest To Earn How long would you need to work to earn $1,000? In Colombia, the answer is roughly 86 hours. In Luxembourg and Iceland, it’s just 16. Using data from the OECD on average annual wages and Our World in Data’s figures for annual working hours, Visual Capitalist's Srijaa Chatterjee created this visualization ranking countries by how long it takes the average worker to earn $1,000. The figures are expressed in purchasing power parity (PPP)-adjusted dollars, which account for differences in local price levels and make incomes...