Show Notes
As the Trump administration pulls back on funding programs to encourage EV adoption do they still have a future in the US? Plus the US FCC added all foreign-made routers to a “covered list” meaning the FCC won’t certify them. We share how we all think this will play out. Plus a special BTS quiz conjured up by Tom Merritt.Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Tim Stevens, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe.Top Tech Story of the WeekAmazon plans smartphone comeback more than a decade after Fire Phone flophttps://www.thestar.com.my/tech/tech-news/2026/03/20/exclusive-amazon-plans-smartphone-comeback-more-than-a-decade-after-fire-phone-flop#goog_rewardedSamsung's Galaxy S26 phones will work with Apple’s AirDrop much like the Pixel 10https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/samsungs-galaxy-s26-phones-will-work-with-apples-airdrop-much-like-the-pixel-10/FCC bans import of new consumer routers made overseas citing security riskshttps://techcrunch.com/2026/03/24/fcc-bans-import-of-new-consumer-routers-made-overseas-citing-security-risks/Apple debuts business service that includes offering ads in Mapshttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-24/apple-debuts-business-service-that-includes-offering-ads-in-mapsOpenAI set to discontinue Sora video platform apphttps://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/openai-set-to-discontinue-sora-video-platform-app-a82a9e4e?st=WrWdgD&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalinkSony Honda Mobility announces updates on Afeela EV projecthttps://www.shm-afeela.com/en/news/2026-03-25/Meta wins YouTube-related verdict in Los Angeles court casehttps://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/25/meta-youtube-los-angeles-california-verdict.htmlDTNS Patreon Post: Top Tech Storyhttps://www.patreon.com/posts/top-tech-story-3-154019680?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_linkDiscussionsSony Honda Mobility Afeela announcement updatehttps://www.shm-afeela.com/en/news/2026-03-25/The Afeela 1 came too late and now is gone too soonhttps://www.engadget.com/transportation/evs/the-afeela-1-came-too-late-and-now-is-gone-too-soon-164845008.html?guccounter=1Sony Vision-S first revealhttps://www.engadget.com/2020-01-06-sony-vision-s.htmlSony’s Afeela 1 feels like a PlayStation 4 in the PS5 erahttps://www.engadget.com/transportation/evs/sonys-afeela-1-feels-like-a-playstation-4-in-the-ps5-era-184620132.htmlAt CES 2026 Sony Honda Mobility’s Afeela 1 still feels out of datehttps://www.engadget.com/transportation/evs/at-ces-2026-sony-honda-mobilitys-latest-afeela-1-still-feels-woefully-out-of-date-163513001.htmlHonda kills three US-built EVs before they launchwww.thedrive.com/news/honda-kills-three-us-built-evs-before-they-ever-launch-taking-up-to-7-5-billion-lossHonda killed the wrong cars this timehttps://timstevens.substack.com/p/honda-killed-the-wrong-cars-thisEVs discontinued or canceled listhttps://www.caranddriver.com/news/g68920984/evs-discontinued-canceled/Toyota invests $1 billion in Kentucky and Indiana EV productionhttps://insideevs.com/news/790948/toyota-1-billion-kentucky-indiana-investment-evs/Inside Ford’s new universal EV production systemhttps://www.fromtheroad.ford.com/us/en/articles/2025/inside-new-ford-universal-ev-production-system2027 BMW i3 EV prototype first drive reviewhttps://www.edmunds.com/car-news/2027-bmw-i3-ev-prototype-first-drive-review.htmlFCC bans import of new consumer routers made overseas citing security riskshttps://techcrunch.com/2026/03/24/fcc-bans-import-of-new-consumer-routers-made-overseas-citing-security-risks/More Discussions:My Prodigal Brainchild by Neal Stephensonhttps://nealstephenson.substack.com/p/my-prodigal-brainchildToday’s guest:Len Peraltahttps://patreon.com/lenhttps://lenperaltastore.comhttps://www.twitch.tv/lenperaltahttps://x.com/lenperaltahttps://mstdn.party/@lenperaltaTim Stevenshttps://timstevens.substack.comhttps://x.com/Tim_Stevenshttps://mastodon.social/@timstevens
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