Datacenters face direct hit from China rare earth curbs, as clock runs out on escalated licensing chokeoff

The Register
Aug 28, 2026, 9:01 am108 ptsTrending
The IEEE is warning that China’s export controls on rare earth minerals could start to impact datacenters, as shipments of some key materials are down 75 percent and Beijing is due to review its policies this November. The techie org's official publication, IEEE Spectrum, focuses on two rare earths in…

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