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It means it's been commoditized, which is useful for obvious reasons

To the best of my knowledge, this is the first commercially-funded (i.e., non-government) nuclear fusion reactor. Notable investors are MiHoYo (developers of Genshin Impact), Nio (Chinese EV company), and Sequoia Capital...

Considering the fact that uranium prices have been shooting up for the past year, the fact that this mine has been sitting idle until last week was seen by Niger as an indicator that the French were snubbing Nigerien uranium (that could have generated jobs, tax revenues, etc.).

Good move by Niger imo

The Chinese companies at the meeting reportedly said the European Commission had asked them for the detailed chemical composition and formulas of battery raw materials, including the exact amount of each major raw material, such as lithium ferrous phosphate, graphite, copper, and aluminum. The EC also required information on suppliers and procurement of raw materials, which are considered the lifeblood of the electric vehicle industry, per the report.

It finally happened? This deal has been in limbo literally since the end of the Cold War

Unrelated: https://www.britannica.com/science/Agent-Orange

I don't think the mods care lol

They also allow statements from the US State Department, so I think they're just of the opinion that state-funded/state-biased media provides a useful perspective and users should be able to pick that apart when necessary.

Armenia pissing on Putin's face and aligning with the US, only to be shocked when doing so leads to neither party supporting them:

oops is this the consequences of my actions

In 2022 the Karakax County village of Dutar – named for a Uyghur traditional instrument – was renamed Red Flag village.

I'm sure this has nothing to do with the $600 billion water megaproject that IIRC is supposed to route the Red Flag river through that village...

Names come with utility and meaning. If a village has a new utility, it typically takes a new name (New Amsterdam -> New York, Ville-Marie -> Montreal). Guardian at its finest.

Didn't China seize firearms from the Filipinos? Talk about bringing knives to a gunfight...

This should be much bigger news. Electricity consumption is typically a good proxy for real GDP/capita (it undercounts services, but otherwise tracks)... But China's GDP numbers already undercount service.

Hey don't forget the CHIPS act fabs that are behind schedule because foreign companies realized that Americans are lazy and don't work hard.