Navigating Innovation and Legal Hurdles in Tech Reverse Engineering

The Verge's Dieter Bohn dedicates this week's Tuesday episode to the fractious history and fraught future of USB-C.

Guests include:

• CTO of ASTC Rod Whitby, who has worked with USB-C standards since its infancy
• Verge senior reporter Chaim Gartenberg, who explains the many variations of USB-C cables
• Ken Pillonel, a hacker in Switzerland who figured out how to replace his iPhone's lightning port with USB-C

Relevant links:

• USB-C cables are getting new, confusing logos for faster 240W charging standard
• You can now, technically, build your own USB-C iPhone
• EU proposes mandatory USB-C on all devices, including iPhones

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