4 d. ago Why China’s growing demand for rare earth steel is bad news for America’s F

At a sprawling industrial complex in the Inner Mongolian city of Baotou, workers feed bag after bag of rare earth additives into roaring furnaces, turning ordinary steel into a high-performance alloy worth twice as much. This is the front line of a technological leap being powered by China’s dominance in critical minerals and its strategic industrial policy. The advanced rare earth steel being produced is used in the country’s most ambitious engineering projects – from high-speed railways to...

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7 d. ago Global EV Growth Slows as U.S. Demand Falls and China's Market Levels Off

Global EV Growth Slows as U.S. Demand Falls and China's Market Levels Off  Crude Oil Prices Today | OilPrice.com

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8 d. ago China’s Xreal to power Google’s Android AI glasses as smart eyewear demand grows

Chinese augmented reality start-up Xreal has teamed up with Google on Project Aura, a venture to launch artificial intelligence glasses powered by the Android XR operating system and Gemini AI next year, in a fresh example of Chinese capabilities in research and development. Project Aura, resembling a pair of thick sunglasses, was first announced at Google’s annual I/O developer conference in May. The device runs on Android XR, a unified platform for extended reality (XR) devices built through a...

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2 w. ago Trafigura says growth in China oil demand to hit multiyear low in 2026

Trafigura says growth in China oil demand to hit multiyear low in 2026  Financial Times

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3 w. ago Stampede for Moore Threads’ IPO as China flexes its GPU ambitions

Chinese onshore investor frenzy for artificial intelligence chips has intensified, with the initial public offering (IPO) of Beijing-based graphics processing unit (GPU) maker Moore Threads drawing more than 4,000 times subscription from retail investors this week. The red-hot demand for Moore Threads highlights China’s determination to build home-grown alternatives to Nvidia’s chips, and is expected to accelerate listing plans for other domestic GPU developers, from MetaX to Biren...

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3 w. ago U.S. soybean crush growth ‘unrealistic’ fix for lost China demand

U.S. soybean crush growth ‘unrealistic’ fix for lost China demand  norfolkneradio.com

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