Apple will make repair manuals and parts available to public / Russia blows up a satellite / Biden signs infrastructure package

Nilay Patel and Dieter Bohn chat with policy reporter Makena Kelly about Pres. Biden's $1 trillion infrastructure package and what it will do to improve broadband access in the US. Senior science reporter Loren Grush joins the show to talk about Russia destroying one of its own satellites with a ground-based missile. Managing editor Alex Cranz stops by to chat about Apple opening up iPhones and Macs to DIY repairs. Stories referenced:

Biden signs $1 trillion infrastructure package into law

Biden’s FCC is still deadlocked, and net neutrality hangs in the balance

Biden’s pick for FDA chief works at Google

Russia blows up a satellite, creating a dangerous debris cloud in space

NASA delays ambitious human lunar landing to 2025

NASA’s Moon landing will likely be delayed ‘several years’ beyond 2024, auditors say

Blue Origin loses lawsuit against federal government over NASA’s human lunar lander contracts

SpaceX’s Starlink reveals new smaller, rectangular user dish to connect to satellites

Apple will sell you iPhone parts to fix your own phone at home

The shareholder fight that forced Apple’s hand on repair rights

Apple reportedly wants to launch a self-driving EV in 2025 with a custom chip

The Balmuda Phone is a compact Android phone from a high-end toaster company

Meta’s sci-fi haptic glove prototype lets you feel VR objects using air pockets

Sonos finally adds DTS audio support to its home theater lineup

Hyundai’s restomod Grandeur is the perfect EV for a supervillain

Google explains the tradeoffs that led to Pixel 6’s slow charging complaints

A look under the hood of the most successful streaming service on the planet

Meta goes into lockdown

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