U.S. Urges Apple Not to Buy Chinese Memory Chips

(wsj.com)

10 points | by bookofjoe 14 hours ago ago

8 comments

  • WarOnPrivacy 14 hours ago ago

    From article:

        Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick urges iPhone maker to find other
        solutions to AI-driven chip supply crunch
    
    Reality translation:

        Commerce Secretary urges iPhone maker to keep US RAM supplies depleted
        so that US RAM prices will remain at historical/ever-increasing highs.
    • bdangubic 13 hours ago ago

      actual translation - time to bring another envelope to mar-a-largo, elections are approaching :)

  • bookofjoe 14 hours ago ago
  • WarOnPrivacy 14 hours ago ago

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  • xenospn 13 hours ago ago

    Just as a fun thought exercise: let’s say you’re a Chinese state actor, you got Apple to buy your RAM. How could you possibly exploit this? I’m drawing a blank.

    • amazingman 6 hours ago ago

      The threat is not technical but systemic. It's about supply chain dependencies and further empowering a cutout of the Chinese military apparatus.

    • rasz 6 hours ago ago

      With current US administration? Do nothing, win.

    • cyanydeez 11 hours ago ago

      Do capitalism to the benefit of society. Bam. Gottem.