How did twelve south try to build a global charger?

Since the technology world has been united on USB-C, charging your devices has become simpler. But it is still not simple enough. Certainly, most things connect most of the other things, but now you have to worry about energy and data productivity, and make sure that Everything works properly With everything else. That is why we spent years longing What we call the cable of God: One with Sufficiently everything For the perfect charger for devices from phones to power tools.

on This episode of VergeCastWe start talking about the efforts of one company to build its own version of the perfect charger. Twelve south I did not try to build the cable of God, and the founder Andrew Green argues that you may not want it even if he could make it. We walk through how to develop his new team PowerCordWhy do you think the integrated charger is still logical to many people, and all decisions you have to make to get your charger properly.

after that, freedom‘s Tina Nagwin It joins the show from the Bitcoin 2025 conference in Las Vegas to talk about everything encryption and politics. You tell us about Height of $ TrumpWhat the encryption community and Trump administration want from each other, and whether it is Bitcoin strategic law It will actually rise to anything.

Finally, we answer a question on VergeCast Hotline For artificial intelligence agents. It is a good, difficult question, and we want to hear from you. Call the hotline, send us an email, and tell us: What do you want to leave for the robot of artificial intelligence, and what do you hope to do soon? What are the big screen tasks now?

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