TNW 430: Understanding the US Router Ban - What the Ban on Consumer Foreign-Made Routers Means For You

TNW 430: Understanding the US Router Ban - What the Ban on Consumer Foreign-Made Routers Means For You

March 26, 2026 · 59 min · Episode 430

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The episode discusses the implications of the US ban on foreign-made consumer routers, alongside updates on Apple's iOS 27 and NASA's Moon initiatives.

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. Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Dan Moren Guest: Sean Hollister Download or subscribe to Tech News Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-weekly . Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and…

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Hosts: Dan Moren, Mikah Sargent

Guest: Sean Hollister

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Organizations: Apple, NASA, Halide, Lux, The Verge

Products: iOS 27, macOS 27, Ask Siri

Places: US

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