TikTok on the clock, the Tesla flop era, and how NASA fixed a 1970s space computer


On Wednesday, President Biden signed a bill that would force the sale of TikTok or ban the app outright. We explain how this all came to pass, when just a few weeks ago it seemed unlikely this would happen, and what legal challenges the law will face next. So let's check out Tesla's dismal year and what's next for the company after this week's dismal quarterly earnings report. Finally, to boldly support technology where technology has never been supported before: Engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab try to fix a chip malfunction from 15 billion miles away.

Guests:

  • Andrew Hawkins, transportation editor at The Verge

  • Todd Barber, propulsion engineer at Jet Propulsion Lab

Additional reading:

“Hard Fork” is hosted by Kevin Roose AND Casey Newton and produced by Whitney Jones AND Rachel Cohn. The show is edited by Poyant only. Engineering by Alyssa Moxley and original music by Dan Powell, Marion Lozano AND Rowan Niemisto Fact checking by Caitlin Love.

Special thanks to Paula Szuchman, Pui Wing Tam, Nell Gallogly, Kate Lo Presti AND Jeffrey Miranda.

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