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Lightberry (YC F25) announced its Lumi humanoid robot became the first and only humanoid cleared by the U.S. Department of War and exempted from the FCC Covered List, enabled by U.S. manufacturing and full control of the robot's sensors and software.

The Verge storystream tracking the FCC's escalating bans on foreign—particularly Chinese—consumer gadgets, including drones, routers, robot vacuums, and power inverters, driven by national security claims critics say lack public evidence.

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr announced the agency will vote on November 19th on rules allowing prisons to use cellphone signal jamming equipment, a change backed by law enforcement but criticized by some as potentially silencing incarcerated journalists.

美国FCC首次行使新赋予的权力，以含有“外国监控芯片”为由封禁两款设备，涉及华为子公司海思（HiVision）的摄像头SoC芯片，旨在堵住被禁企业产品嵌入其他设备的监管漏洞。

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr warned broadcasters against airing polls he called "fake," echoing President Trump's complaints about news coverage, while critics note outlets have already reported context on exposed polling hoaxes.

TP-Link plans to invest nearly $1 billion to assemble Wi-Fi 8 routers in the US with contract manufacturer Key Tronic, but the deal hinges on securing an FCC waiver from the foreign router ban amid allegations of ties to China.

美国各地学校和图书馆正抗议FCC主席Brendan Carr提议削减或终止每年20亿美元的E-Rate宽带资助项目，该项目为学生和图书馆用户提供网络接入；美国图书馆协会等机构指出FCC无权终止这一由国会授权的项目。

FCC chairman Brendan Carr said he would defer to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on whether TV networks may broadcast the livestreamed execution of Nidal Hasan, noting the stream likely falls outside FCC jurisdiction. YouTube, Twitch, Meta, and X had not responded to requests about whether they would permit the livestream.

SpaceX 的 Starlink 与 Grain 达成频谱交易，购买 T-Mobile 前低频频谱以自建移动网络，直接与 AT&T、T-Mobile 和 Verizon 竞争，同时 FCC 批准其 15,000 颗下一代直连设备卫星申请。

SpaceX 收购了一批低频频谱牌照，计划将 Starlink Mobile 打造成美国主要移动运营商，与 T-Mobile、AT&T 和 Verizon 直接竞争。FCC 已批准部署 15,000 颗 V2 Starlink Mobile 卫星，将实现卫星与地面网络的融合。

A hack of Trump Mobile and Senator Maggie Hassan's inquiry into its apparent lack of FCC authorization are raising national security concerns, with questions about ties to Liberty Mobile Wireless and missing robocall filings. The piece also notes Trump Mobile's unmet launch promises and that its phone is reportedly a rebranded Chinese-made HTC U24 Pro.

Matic's robovac becomes the first to receive an FCC ban waiver, though the waiver is largely symbolic since its Intel AX210 radio chips were already approved and the robots are assembled in Mountain View, California.

Cable industry groups plan to sue the Trump FCC over its repeal of the 39 percent national TV ownership cap, arguing Congress fixed the limit in the 2004 Consolidated Appropriations Act and only the FCC could have changed it through quadrennial reviews. The FCC contends it retains authority to modify or eliminate the cap outside that review process.

The article argues that broadcasting conglomerates are lobbying the FCC to allow DRM encryption on over-the-air television via the ATSC 3.0 Content Security standard (NextGenTV), threatening free public access to broadcast airwaves and urging readers to defend unencrypted OTA TV.

Asus secured a conditional exemption from the US ban on foreign-made consumer routers, but has not disclosed whether it actually plans to manufacture in the US, raising questions about the real purpose of the FCC's router policy. The FCC granted Asus and Netgear blanket exemptions, which both companies are now leveraging in marketing.

US cities and counties are opposing a proposed FCC plan to preempt local rules for broadband deployment, arguing it undermines public safety and that ISPs often cause delays themselves.

The FCC has approved Paramount's plan to sell a 49.5% equity stake to sovereign wealth funds from Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Qatar, raising concerns about foreign influence over US media.

The FCC under Brendan Carr has waived foreign ownership rules to allow sovereign wealth funds from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Abu Dhabi to own 49.5% of Paramount-Warner, drawing criticism for prioritizing foreign interests over domestic media scrutiny.

ABC's Jimmy Kimmel is moving a political interview with Democrat James Talarico to YouTube to avoid FCC license threats from the Trump administration, reflecting increasing regulatory pressure on broadcasters.

Jimmy Kimmel announced that his interview with James Talarico will be posted on YouTube instead of airing on TV due to threats from the FCC under the Trump administration.