The case began under Trumps last administration

I misread the first quote (have also fixed my highlighting). I now wonder where the number in wikipedia comes from if you add up the GDPs from my third link, the BRICS countries are nowhere close to the the combination of EU, US and Canada, which basically make up NATO...

Edit: Maybe because their numbers only go up to 2012

I don't know where you get that but:
NATO DGP

The combined GDP of all 31 NATO members, alongside impending addition of Sweden as a member state, amounts to a staggering $45.93319 trillion (calculation below).
Placing this figure into context, the world’s GDP stands at approximately $100,562 trillion (nominal, 2022). Consequently, NATO’s GDP constitutes a formidable 45.65 percent of the global GDP.

BRICS GDP

All five initial member states are members of the G20, with a combined nominal GDP of US$28 trillion (about 27% of the gross world product), a total GDP (PPP) of around US$65 trillion (35% of global GDP PPP), and an estimated US$5.2 trillion in combined foreign reserves (as of 2024).

Also see this list to see how insignificant the BRICS members are compared to the combination of EU, US and Canada: https://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/stats/Economy/GDP

Then it's still on Microsoft for pushing that update through what is essentially a patch pipeline

In contrast to stuff like AI training or crypto, chips at least fulfill an actually useful function, so I don't see the issue with their manufacturing consuming a lot of energy. Or should we compare the same for cars or medicine?

Surgical my ass. Blowing explosives you planted on people way out of sight AND without any situational awareness is anything but precise

could benefit everyone

It's almost like monopolies are a bad thing

Yeah, I noticed that too. Makes it impossible for your mouse to stay in the gutter to avoid auto play

The 'forest' cut down there is just a wood farm. There's no ecosystem lost, since these farm are basically sterile

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Maybe you care about the studies that show how their stuff is full of toxic chemicals that would not be allowed into the EU or USA if they were imported in a regular manner

Sir, this is NCD, emphasis on the N