And now that? TikTok could sue, win, and get back on track. TikTok owner ByteDance could decide to shut it down and move on. Or it could sell TikTok in the U.S. Those are really the only three outcomes, and we have a year or less to determine which one it will be.
In this episode of The Vergecast, We discuss all possible outcomes for TikTok. We then try to determine which companies might buy the platform and which definitely won't, despite desperately wanting to. There's no easy, obvious option, but there are a few that seem to work.
Then we do a whirlwind round, after taking a look at Tesla's earnings and wondering what will happen when the world starts to see it (and value it) as a car company. We talk about Sonos apps, Apple sports, and Qualcomm chips, and off we go.
If you want to know more about everything we discuss in this episode, here are some links to get you started, starting with the TikTok ban:
And about this week's gadget news:
And in the lightning round:
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