That hasn’t changed; I was over the moon to see Apple finally ditch Lightning ... capabilities of HDMI and DisplayPort, and Thunderbolt-enabled USB-C cables can handle the audio-video ...
You will also need a USB-C cable that supports DisplayPort mode ... Macs Thunderbolt also uses the USB-C port and is common on Apple computers but also PCs. Though we're focusing on displays ...
AirPods Max with USB-C will soon support wired playback thanks to a coming firmware update, and Apple now sells a new cable to help prepare.
For the ‌MacBook Air‌ models, Apple makes color-matched MagSafe cables to ship along with them, and there is a new sky blue variant available as of today, which can be purchased standalone.