Mar 26th 2026
Tech News Weekly 430
Understanding the US Router Ban
What the Ban on Consumer Foreign-Made Routers Means For You
Dan Moren joins Mikah Sargent on Tech News Weekly! Rumors of iOS 27 are slowly making the rounds, with Apple's planned AI reboot. A look inside the lawsuit between Halide co-founders. The US just banned consumer routers made outside of the US. And NASA unveiled its initiatives to return back to the Moon.
- Dan talks about the rumors of iOS 27 and Apple's planned AI refresh, alongside a new "Ask Siri" feature, that will be part of the unveiling of iOS 27 & macOS 27 at Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference later in June.
- Mikah goes a bit deeper into the lawsuit that Lux co-founder Ben Sandofsky brought against Sebastiaan de With over financial misconduct and bringing source code with them over to Apple.
- Sean Hollister of The Verge joins the show to talk about the US's ban on imports of new foreign-made consumer routers and explains what the ban is seeking to do.
- And Mikah explains NASA's initiatives and plans to return to the Moon, and what NASA plans to do once they return.
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Links
- iOS 27 Features: Apple AI Reboot With Siri App, New Interface, ‘Ask Siri’ Button - Bloomberg
- Apple Acquisition Talks, Fraud Accusations: Behind One App Startup’s Nasty Split — The Information
- The US government just banned consumer routers made outside the US | The Verge
- The United States router ban, explained | The Verge
- NASA Unveils Initiatives to Achieve America’s National Space Policy - NASA
- NASA Sets Out New Plans and Timelines for Moon Base and Nuclear Mars Mission - The New York Times