Thursday, July 16, 2026
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Western export controls on advanced chips aim to protect security — but without parallel industrial policy they risk fragmenting supply chains and hurting the very firms policymakers want to defend.
Read the storyA New York Times investigation shows illegal miners are racing to extract minerals needed for chips and batteries, forcing a collision between global tech demand and Amazon communities.
Read the storyA clandestine network is smuggling satellite internet terminals into Iran to bypass a months-long blackout — but the human, legal, and logistical tradeoffs show this is about more than tech.
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