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E04: Rethinking Rare Earth Minerals – The Secret War No One Is Talking AboutYour smartphone. Your laptop. The electric car you dream of buying. None of it works without rare earth minerals. They’re invisible in your daily life, but they power the modern world. And right now, nations are scrambling, corporations are maneuvering, and billionaires are making strategic plays behind closed doors.🔹 Why are Trump and Zelensky negotiating mineral deals during aid talks?🔹 Why is Big Tech completely silent in the rare earth conversation?🔹 And most importantly—who actually stands to win?In this episode, we’re connecting the dots between rare earth minerals, AI, electrification, and the global tech power struggle. This isn’t just about national security—it’s about who controls the future.🚀 What in the world are Rare Earth Minerals? And why are they being called "the new oil"?🔬 The Tech Power Play – AI, EVs, and semiconductors depend on REMs. If China cuts off supply, the West’s tech empire crumbles.🌍 The Geopolitics of Resources – Why Ukraine, Greenland, and even the Arctic are suddenly battlegrounds for mineral dominance.⚖️ The Ethics of Resource-Driven Foreign Policy – Is trading aid for minerals just business… or something more sinister?🤯 What this means for YOU – Could AI prices skyrocket? Will Tesla and OpenAI be forced to play by China’s rules?The real AI war isn’t happening in Silicon Valley—it’s happening deep underground, in the global race for rare earth dominance.🎧 Listen now to rethink the future of AI, Big Tech, and global power.#RethinkingTech #AI #RareEarthMinerals #Geopolitics #EVs #BigTech #NationalSecurity #TechWarsHere’s what we break down:
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