Hacker News with Generative AI: Ports

Laptop Ports: Is USB-C only fine, or should I get HDMI,USB,Audio if I need them? (ycombinator.com)
I'm on the market for a new laptop (with windows OS) and I've noticed quite a few laptops are USB-C ports only now.
Do U.S. ports need more automation? (construction-physics.com)
On October 1st, 47,000 members of the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA), primarily dockworkers on East and Gulf Coast ports, went on strike after failing to agree contract terms with USMX, an alliance of port operators and employers.
US ports start 100-day countdown: automation is poised to be the dealbreaker (cnbc.com)
Port strikes end with deal on wages (npr.org)
A strike by tens of thousands of dockworkers on the East and Gulf coasts, that could have seriously hurt the U.S. economy had it continued, has been called off.
East and Gulf Coast ports strike (cnbc.com)
Show HN: RelayBeam – A new way of messaging using Ports (relaybeam.com)
Chinese-made port cranes in US included 'backdoor' modems, House report says (therecord.media)
A newly released congressional examination found that China placed various technological backdoors, such as modems, into ship-to-shore cranes that could give access to the machines.