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How the Iran war could derail the AI boom

The entire chip supply chain depends on energy and chemical imports from the Middle East.

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The Iran war is rattling the entire supply chain that go into the making of semiconductors which lie at the heart of the AI boom.

The Iran war is rattling the entire supply chain for the making of semiconductors, putting at risk the AI boom, says the writer.

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Tej Parikh

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