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In a setback for Apple, the European Union seeks a common charger for all phones.



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Daily Business BriefingSept. 23, 2021Updated Sept. 23, 2021, 10:52 a.m. ETSept. 23, 2021, 10:52 a.m. ETImage The European Union is moving toward requiring all mobile devises use USB-C connectors — different from the Lightning connectors used in Apple iPhones.Credit…Tatyana Makeyeva/ReutersThe European Union unveiled plans on Thursday to make USB-C connectors the standard charging port for all smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices sold across the bloc, an initiative it says will reduce environmental waste but that is likely to hit Apple the hardest.The move would represent a long-awaited, yet aggressive step into product-making decisions by the European Commission, the bloc’s executive …

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