<description>&lt;p&gt;The noncompete clause is dead! American tech workers are poised to benefit from the Federal Trade Commission&amp;#8217;s new crackdown on the agreements, which prevent a company&amp;#8217;s ex-employees from working for its rivals for a specified time. Also, Tesla&amp;#8217;s profits crashed 55%. As electric vehicle sales sputter, we wonder why more players are still speeding into the space. But first, TikTok&amp;#8217;s top executive was defiant after the passage of a massive foreign aid package that included a directive to the company: Sell to a U.S. buyer or get banned. Marketplace’s Lily Jamali is joined by Paresh Dave, senior writer at Wired, for his take on this week’s tech news.&lt;/p&gt;
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<p>The noncompete clause is dead! American tech workers are poised to benefit from the Federal Trade Commission&#8217;s new crackdown on the agreements, which prevent a company&#8217;s ex-employees from working for its rivals for a specified time. Also, Tesla&#8217;s profits crashed 55%. As electric vehicle sales sputter, we wonder why more players are still speeding into the space. But first, TikTok&#8217;s top executive was defiant after the passage of a massive foreign aid package that included a directive to the company: Sell to a U.S. buyer or get banned. Marketplace’s Lily Jamali is joined by Paresh Dave, senior writer at Wired, for his take on this week’s tech news.</p>


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Tech Bytes — Week in Review: The TikTok ban, the end of noncompetes and Sony’s EV

Tech Bytes — Week in Review: The TikTok ban, the end of noncompetes and Sony’s EV

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