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Raw rare earth minerals alongside fibre optic cables and server components, illustrating the critical link between mineral supply chains and datacenter infrastructure

China's Rare Earth Deadline: What November 2026 Means for IT

On November 10, 2026, Beijing will decide whether to activate rare earth export controls that could disrupt datacenter hardware supply chains worldwide. With yttrium shipments already down 75 percent and China still controlling roughly 85 percent of global refining, IT leaders need to act now.
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30
Jun
Dark data centre corridor with server racks glowing in contrasting amber and cyber green-blue, overlaid with translucent geometric lattice structures representing post-quantum cryptographi...

Trump's 2031 Post-Quantum Deadline: What You Need to Know

President Trump's Executive Order 14412 sets hard deadlines of 2030–2031 for federal agencies to migrate to post-quantum cryptography — years earlier than previously expected. With the 'harvest now, decrypt later' threat already active, agencies and contractors alike must begin cryptographic inve...
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22
Jun
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Security Experts Fight US Export Ban on Anthropic AI

The US Commerce Department's export ban on Anthropic's Fable 5 and Mythos 5 has stripped defenders of critical AI tools and drawn a unified rebuke from over 100 cybersecurity professionals. Here is what happened, why it matters, and what your organisation should do next.
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