The European Parliament votes 602 to 13 to enforce USB-C as the common charging port for devices by the end of 2024; some small devices are exempt (Hartley Charlton/MacRumors)

Hartley Charlton / MacRumors:
Apple announces an Apple TV 4K with the A15 Bionic chip, support for HDR10+, and an updated Siri Remote with USB-C, starting at $129 and available on November 4  —  Apple today announced an updated Apple TV 4K model with the A15 Bionic chip, support for HDR10+, and an updated Siri Remote for a starting price of $129.

Svea Herbst-Bayliss / Reuters:
Sources: a majority of Twitter’s shareholders have voted in favor of the $44B sale to Musk, whose $54.20 per share deal looks pricey in the current environment  —  A majority of Twitter Inc’s (TWTR.N) shareholders have voted in favor of the social media company’s $44 billion sale to Elon Musk …

Mitchell Clark / The Verge:
USB Promoter Group says USB 4 version 2 will enable speeds up to 80Gbps, using existing 40Gbps USB Type-C passive cables and new 80Gbps USB Type-C active cables  —  USB 4 version 2 promises 80 Gbps speeds  —  The next version of USB could be one of the fastest connectors we’ve seen yet.

Hartley Charlton / MacRumors:
Square launches support for Apple’s Tap to Pay on iPhone to sellers in the US, available within its Square Point of Sale app for iOS on the iPhone XS or newer  —  Square today publicly launched support for Tap to Pay on iPhone to sellers across the U.S., enabling small merchants …

Hartley Charlton / MacRumors:
Apple plans to expand Emergency SOS via Satellite to France, Germany, Ireland, and the UK in December, after launching the service in the US and Canada  —  Get weekly top MacRumors stories in your inbox.

Mitchell Clark / The Verge:
NLRB: Apple’s Penn Square store employees in Oklahoma City have voted to unionize with the CWA, with 56 votes in favor and 32 against  —  Workers at Apple’s Penn Square store in Oklahoma City have voted to unionize with the Communications Workers of America, with 56 yeses, and 32 nos.