Democrat senators have called on the US to follow the European Union’s (EU) lead and require smartphone manufacturers, including Apple, to adopt a common charging cable. (opens in new tab)Starting from 2024, all mobile phones, tablets, e-readers, earbuds, digital cameras, headphones and headsets, handheld videogame consoles and portable speakers, will have to include a USB Type-C port – a move which the EU says will save consumers €250 million a year and prevent 11,000 tonnes of e-waste. The news has not got noticed across the Atlantic, and in a letter to the US secretary of commerce Gina Raimondo, senators Ed Markey and Elizabeth Warren with the support of independent Bernie Sanders, argued similar legislation in the US would benefit consumers and aid the environment.
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