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China’s halt this month on exports of magnets containing heavy rare earth metals has affected Tesla’s plans to manufacture Optimus robots. By Keith Bradsher Reporting from Shanghai Elon Musk, the ...

Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, said Tuesday that China's halt on exports of certain magnets was affecting his plans to build humanoid robots, in the clearest signal yet that China's action is beginning ...