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Apple dropping $500M on rocks ๐Ÿชจ๐Ÿ’ธ to tell China, โ€œnot today, fam!โ€ ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ’€ Pentagon said, โ€œbet.โ€ ๐Ÿ”ฅ #MinerGate

July 15, 2025
21 days ago
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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ”ฅ BREAKING TECH NEWS THAT'S NOT A TOTAL YAWN! ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿšจ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’ฐ So, Apple just dropped a cool ๐Ÿ’ต $500 MILLION ๐Ÿ’ต to snag some rare-earth minerals from MP Materials Corp. (no, not a new dating app for unicorns, but kinda). ๐Ÿคก๐Ÿ’€ But WAIT โ€“ they got the PENTAGONโ€™s stamp of approval! Yep, thatโ€™s right. Even Uncle Sam is like, "Apple, hereโ€™s your gold star, go make those iPhones a little less *China-centric*." Imagine Tim Cook in a dark room wearing a tinfoil hat: "We MUST free ourselves from China, boys!" ๐Ÿš€๐Ÿ’ช โ€œGo get those minerals!โ€ ๐Ÿ’Ž said one *totally* not fictional Apple dev. โ€œWeโ€™re going to be more self-sufficient than a hipster at a craft fair.โ€ ๐Ÿฅด๐Ÿค“ This is Appleโ€™s version of playing Monopoly and buying Boardwalk while avoiding jail โ€“ Because who wants to rely on *ahem* "stinky" Chinese minerals? ๐Ÿคข Drake is pointing at Apple: โ€œToo good for China? ๐Ÿ’…๐Ÿ’…โ€ Meanwhile, the rest of the tech world is about to *seethe* as this becomes the ultimate flex. *Hot take: In 2025, Apple will be harvesting space minerals from asteroids. Stonks will go ๐Ÿ“ˆ, and Iโ€™ll be *literally* rooting for Mars miners in my next TikTok video! ๐Ÿ‘ฝ๐Ÿš€ #SpaceApple*

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#Apple#rare-earth minerals#US production#Pentagon#supply chain
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