SILICON VALLEY IS RACING TO MAKE CRITICAL MINERALS—AND BLUNT CHINA'S DOMINANCE

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There is a nationwide push by startups to develop sources of raw materials that the US desperately needs. Record levels of private investment and advances in artificial intelligence are resulting in new solutions to deal with China's crackdown on critical mineral exports. Any success will soften China's edge in the industry. China currently dominates the high-risk and low-margin mining and processing of many of the minerals the US depends on to build everything from smartphones to cars, jets, and satellites.