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Another day of intense Israeli attacks across Lebanon has left at least 36 more people killed and 209 others wounded, the majority of them civilians. Though nominally a war against Hezbollah, the attacks are increasingly targeting areas far from the front lines and without even tangential relation to Hezbollah. One of the attacks, for instance, […]

Taiwan Tech Insiders Warn Beijing's Germanium Squeeze Is Hitting Production Nikkei Asia reports that China is restricting or delaying exports of germanium- and quartz-based materials to Taiwan, creating "painful supply-chain bottlenecks" across the island's key aerospace, semiconductor, and optical companies. The supply disruptions reinforce the urgent need for the US and its allies to accelerate supply-chain decoupling and secure alternative sources of critical materials. Beijing's ability to weaponize shipments could prove devastating during a military conflict or allow China to slow Western semiconductor and AI infrastructure buildouts while its domestic AI...