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What's on Howard Lutnick's mind?

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telling Apple to drop Chinese memory 32% the 100% drone tariff 20% Cantor Fitzgerald under scrutiny 14% · newthe rare-earth deals Commerce is funding 9% · neweverything else 25%

Lutnick to Apple: find memory chips that aren't Chinese

Commerce is leaning on the world's most valuable company to source memory anywhere but China — in the middle of a global shortage.

US urges Apple not to use Chinese memory chips amid global shortage

Caliber.Az · 2026-08-16

our translation

he knows apple has no good alternative at this price, and that's the point. say it out loud, let tim cook do the scrambling, then take credit for wherever the supply chain lands.

Three outlets carried the Apple askvery sure · 3 sources

The 100% drone tariff is now his to defend

Coverage thinning three days after announcementpretty sure · 1 source

Cantor triples a rare-earth stake while Commerce writes the checks

new — Congressional probe plus a tripled stakepretty sure · 2 sources

A $1.6 billion bet that America can make its own magnets

new — $1.6B rare-earth deal back in headlinespretty sure · 1 source

monday, august 17

Say the Apple memory line again, on camera(reported)

Rehearse an answer on Cantor's rare-earth stake(reported)

Defend the 100% drone tariff to a skeptical anchor(reported)

Call at least one CEO about moving a factory here(safe bet)

rebuilt from the public schedule, pool reports & old habits — the rest is educated guessing

The source

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick wants Apple to NOT use Chinese memory in its devices

news.google.com · 2026-08-17

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