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Saudi Arabia makes USB-C mandatory for electronic devices (9to5mac.com)

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iPhone 15 is coming next month, and multiple rumors suggest Apple will finally switch from its proprietary Lightning connector to...

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

2.0 (ancient speed, used for charging only these days)

And for uploading the firmware into nearly every small device you have that has a microcontroller with some flash memory on it. They still use TTL serial, so a USB 2.0 to TTL serial adapter is often used. It's also still widely in use for, again, programming of things like commercial/industrial fire/burglar alarm panels.

Often, things we consider "old" in the consumer space go on to live for decades just fine in the industrial/commercial space.