{
  "id": 18260993,
  "title": "Sources: China's export curbs on critical metals have disrupted supplies of micro drill bits made mainly from tungsten carbide, used in PCBs and chip substrates (Cheng Ting-Fang/Nikkei Asia)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/sources-chinas-export-curbs-on-critical-metals-have-disrupted",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-05T06:10:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Techmeme",
    "slug": "techmeme",
    "url": "https://asia.nikkei.com/spotlight/supply-chain/china-s-curbs-on-tungsten-used-in-drill-bits-squeeze-ai-supply-chain"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "TAIPEI — China's export controls on critical metals have disrupted supplies of micro drill bits, little-known but critical components …",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}