TikTok on the Clock, Tesla’s Flop Period and How NASA Fastened a ’70s-Period House Laptop

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On Wednesday, President Biden signed a invoice into legislation that might pressure the sale of TikTok or ban the app outright. We clarify how this got here collectively, when only a few weeks in the past it appeared unlikely to occur, and what authorized challenges the legislation will face subsequent. Then we examine on Tesla’s very dangerous 12 months and what’s subsequent for the corporate after this week’s terrible quarterly earnings report. Lastly, to boldly assist tech the place tech has by no means been supported earlier than: Engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab attempt to repair a chip malfunction from 15 billion miles away.

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• Andrew Hawkins, Transportation Editor at The Verge

• Todd Barber, Propulsion Engineer at Jet Propulsion Lab

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“Laborious Fork” is hosted by Kevin Roose and Casey Newton and produced by Whitney Jones and Rachel Cohn. The present is edited by Jen Poyant. Engineering by Alyssa Moxley and unique music by Dan Powell, Marion Lozano and Rowan Niemisto Truth-checking by Caitlin Love.

Particular because of Paula Szuchman, Pui-Wing Tam, Nell Gallogly, Kate LoPresti and Jeffrey Miranda.