No USB port(s) on new MacBook Pros

For ORDINARY peripherals, (not high-end displays) use something like this, 2 for US$10:

https://www.amazon.com/Syntech-Adapter-Thunderbolt-Compatible-MacBook/dp/B07CVX3516/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=usb%2Bto%2Busb%2Bc&qid=1647630668&sr=8-3&th=1

For high-end displays you will need to find adapters/cables rated for higher speeds.

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roy_mccoy wrote:

I'm about ready to order a new 14" MacBook Pro, but I'm a little disconcerted by the ports. My late 2013 model has two Thunderbolt ports that I've never used even once for anything, while it has two USB ports, one on each side, that I've constantly used and continue to use all the time. Moreover, all the devices I've recently purchased – a Seagate disk, a crypto wallet, a backup battery – are USB. Since manufacturers are still producing USB devices, why hasn't Apple maintained at least one USB port? And what am I supposed to do with my USB devices? I have ten cables, and if I bought adapters for all of them at $20 a pop that could run me $200. Of course I don't have to buy adapters for all of them, but if I don't it looks like I'll have an adapter always hanging out of the laptop, which would be awkward, inelegant and a drag – or I'd always have to be rummaging for the adapter and switching it from cable to cable. So why did Apple drop USB, and what exactly should I do about it? I just now realized there may be an adapter that sits in a Thunderbolt port, which I suppose would be preferable to adapter cables but still something of a drag. If this question has already been answered, as seems likely, please refer me to the answer and excuse me for not finding it myself, thanks.

The most basic and the most useful for all your old USB devices—

USB-C to USB Adapter - Apple

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In addition, getting the ThunderBolt label for your device requires you to submit your device to Intel for testing.

That takes more time and costs more money. The USB logo can be put on for free with no additional testing delays.

the definition of "what is a USB device" has changed, and is still changing:

graphic from WikiPedia

Apple devices do have USB ports, just not the old USB-A ports. You will need an adapter, an docking station, or chain your devices together

The thunderbolt ports use the same USB-C connector form factor.