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Article: Mass-Produced Diamonds to Challenge De Beers Cartel, Reports Wired Magazine; Two Startups are Creating Gems for Jewelry and Computer Chips.
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- August 7, 2003
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SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Armed with inexpensive, mass- produced gems, two startups are launching an assault on the De Beers cartel and have the computer industry in their sights, according to "The Diamond Wars Have Begun," (page 96) the cover story in the September 2003 issue of WIRED magazine. The magazine will be available on newsstands August 12, and online at http://www.wired.com/wired .
The comprehensive feature reports on advances made by young companies in Florida and Massachusetts that may alter the public's perception of diamonds and to transform the $7 billion diamond industry.
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