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David Pierce

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2713 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

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The Vergecast
The 'AI is inevitable' trap

We filed it with the SEC because they're a public company.

The Vergecast
The 'AI is inevitable' trap

CEO made a statement.

The Vergecast
The 'AI is inevitable' trap

Netgear, famously, their routers were primarily targeted in the Volt typhoon incident.

The Vergecast
The 'AI is inevitable' trap

Like, they have security problems that have been exploited at massive scale.

The Vergecast
The 'AI is inevitable' trap

They said nothing about preventing these problems in the future.

The Vergecast
The 'AI is inevitable' trap

They said nothing about building the routers in the United States.

The Vergecast
The 'AI is inevitable' trap

They said nothing except...

The Vergecast
The 'AI is inevitable' trap

We have this approval.

The Vergecast
The 'AI is inevitable' trap

So Sean, because Sean Hauser can be a dog with a bone, and I love him for it, asked Netgear and the FCC whether Netgear had submitted such a plan to manufacturer routers in the United States, whether they had submitted the required description of planned capital expenditures, financing, or other investments dedicated to U.S.

The Vergecast
The 'AI is inevitable' trap

manufacturing, which is also required, and they've said nothing.

The Vergecast
The 'AI is inevitable' trap

At all, in any way, shape, or form.

The Vergecast
The 'AI is inevitable' trap

And hilariously, the approval they've granted is not model members.

The Vergecast
The 'AI is inevitable' trap

It's like model names.

The Vergecast
The 'AI is inevitable' trap

So here's the list.

The Vergecast
The 'AI is inevitable' trap

It's Nighthawk Consumer Mesh Mobile and Standalone Routers.

The Vergecast
The 'AI is inevitable' trap

The R, the RX, the MK, the MR, the Orbi Mesh and Standalone Routers, and Cable Gateways.

The Vergecast
The 'AI is inevitable' trap

Does this mean Netgear can make a new router and just call it a Nighthawk?

The Vergecast
The 'AI is inevitable' trap

Sure sounds like it.

The Vergecast
The 'AI is inevitable' trap

I don't know.

The Vergecast
The 'AI is inevitable' trap

Can it just any new or be count?