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- So starting us off today,

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we have a new push for a
universal charging standard

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in the United States

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from progressive Senators
Elizabeth Warren,

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Bernie Sanders, and Ed Markey.

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And they recently sent
a letter last Thursday

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asking the United States
Commerce Department

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to establish a universal charging
standard for smartphones,

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claiming consumer convenience,

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as well as reduced e-waste as options.

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This mimics something that
was done in the EU recently,

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which actually passed.

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So now in the EU,

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smartphones do have to
use USB-C going forward,

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which is going to hurt Apple the most.

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None of these things are
specifically targeted at Apple,

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but USB-C has generally become
a standard on most devices,

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except for Apple's,

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which still uses the Lightning connector,

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which is itself a little
old, a little slow,

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so it could stand to change

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for consumer convenience regardless.

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I believe Flo's probably pulling one out.

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- I was, apologies.

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But yes, you see my cute
little salmon roll protector

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I have on here?

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- (chuckles) Yes, I do.

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- I just wanted to show
everybody the ridiculousness.

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But you have to protect these cables

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because they're so precious.

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This is literally the only one I own.

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- USB-C is the latest standard in USB.

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It's smaller than USB-A,
which is that weird thing

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that you never know which
side to put it in on.

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It's faster than USB-A.

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It's a little chonkier than Lightning,

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but it is much faster than Lightning

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and you are more likely
to have it than Lightning,

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given that Lightning
is the Apple standard.

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So part of the reasoning
behind this letter

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is rather than you having
to get a new charger

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for each device you have,

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you can just continue to
use the one you already have

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and therefore reduce e-waste
and clear up confusion.

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Now, this letter is not law in any way.

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It's not even a bill.

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It is a firmly worded letter,

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which I think fits Bernie's aesthetic,

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to the United States asking them

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to sort of right now mimic
what the EU has done.

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But regardless of this being law or not,

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because the EU has passed it

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and is such a large region for releases,

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this is something that Apple

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will have to think about regardless

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'cause I doubt they're going to release

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iPhone Europe edition and
iPhone United States edition.

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