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Gadget (noun): a small mechanical / electrical device or tool, especially an ingenious or novel one.

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[–] ThatGenericName2@alien.top 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Isn’t the chip itself the thing that’s banned?

[–] Northern23@alien.top 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Yup, any chip that reaches a specific processing power is banned

[–] monte1ro@alien.top 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] Ubango_v2@alien.top 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Chips are used in warfare and they don't want China to get that.

[–] ilyich_commies@alien.top 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The irony here is that blocking China from importing certain chips will do little except pressure them even more to develop their own chip manufacturing industry, which is already growing fast

[–] Useuless@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago

It buys time