Summary: <ul> <li>1:54 Bloomberg Businessweek broke a major story alleging Chinese hacking of US-made motherboards and newrooms are split on the validity of the report. Iain Thomson from the Register talks about the payload, Apple and Amazon's vehement denials, and what's at stake.</li> <li>15:16 Dr. Kiki from This Week in Science describes the groundbreaking work that led to Physicist Donna Strickland becoming the third woman to win the Nobel Prize in physics.</li> <li>32:33 Elon Musk can't keep himself out of trouble, and the SEC is requiring changes at Tesla as a result. Sam Abuelsamid from Navigant Research has ideas on who should replace him if he is forced to step down as CEO of the company.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Host:</strong> <a href="https://twit.tv/people/jason-howell">Jason Howell</a></p> <p><strong>Guests:</strong> <a href="https://twit.tv/people/iain-thomson">Iain Thomson</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/drkiki" target="_blank">Dr. Kiki Sanford</a>, and <a href="http://sam.abuelsamid.com/" target="_blank">Sam Abuelsamid</a></p> <p>Download or subscribe to this show at <a href="https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-weekly">https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-weekly</a>.</p> <p><strong>Sponsors:</strong></p><ul> <li><a href="https://try.digitalocean.com/performance/?utm_source=thisweekintech_tnw&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=ThisWeekInTech%7CPodcast%7CPricePerf_100">do.co/tnw</a></li> <li><a href="http://LastPass.com/twit">LastPass.com/twit</a></li> </ul>
