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China has long been a really important market for Tesla and for Elon Musk, but after the rising US tariffs and rising competition in the electric vehicle market – Tesla may be on the outs in China. Today on the show, we’re joined by Zeyi Yang, senior writer at WIRED, to talk about what it all means for Elon Musk’s company. Articles mentioned in this episode
DOGE Is Building a Master Database to Surveil and Track Immigrants
Stumbling and Overheating, Most Humanoid Robots Fail to Finish Half-Marathon in Beijing
You can follow Zoë Schiffer on Bluesky @zoeschiffer.
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