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Apple iPhone 12 ProPhoto: Caitlyn McGarry/GizmodoApple is in the spotlight again after a group of Senators published a letter on Thursday asking the US Commerce Department to establish a universal charging standard for smartphones.Signed by Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA), Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), the document urges the Department of Commerce to take after the European Union by coming up with a plan to create a common charging standard. Unlike the EU with its USB-C mandate, these democratic…

Christian Smalls, founder of the Amazon Labor Union (ALU), speaks during a Senate Budget Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, May 5, 2022. The hearing is titled "Should Taxpayer Dollars Go to Companies that Violate Labor Laws?"Eric Lee | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesChris Smalls, a former Amazon worker and leader of an upstart labor union, challenged lawmakers on the tech behemoth's labor record at a Senate hearing on Thursday.Senate Budget Committee Chair Bernie Sanders called the hearing as part of his…