352: Fellow Kids Energy

<p>Another week, another special guest. James Thomson has a shocking confession that will leave you reeling.&nbsp;</p><p><a href="https://blog.google/products/pixel/google-tensor-debuts-new-pixel-6-fall/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Google has revealed</a> the next Pixel phone, coming this fall, will use a custom built system on a chip.</p><p>Mark Gurman says that <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2021/07/18/redesigned-macbook-pros-fall-launch/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">new Apple silicon MacBooks are coming soon-ish</a>.</p><p>But Apple’s still reportedly planning <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2021/08/01/apple-silicon-roadmap-gurman-mac-pro/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">one more Intel Mac Pro update</a>.</p><p>All three of us ordered our <a href="https://play.date" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Playdates</a>, even though one of us already has a prerelease unit.&nbsp;</p><p>In cutting-edge technology news, Dan has <a href="https://www.sangean.com/products/product.asp?mid=187&amp;cid=" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">a new radio</a>.</p><p>The UK is <a href="https://www.theregister.com/2020/07/03/analogue_commercial_radio_licences_extended_10_years/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">turning off FM and AM</a> (in 10 years).&nbsp;</p><p>The time <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/30/22602017/elon-musk-tim-cook-apple-ceo-demand-tesla-acquisition" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tim Cook cussed out Elon Musk for wanting to be CEO of Apple</a> (which they’ve both denied).&nbsp;</p><p>Apple supposedly <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/15/22578804/apple-employees-work-from-home-request-denied-hybrid-model" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">shut down some non-work Slack channels</a>.&nbsp;</p><p>The UK is suffering from a <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/whats-a-pingdemic-and-why-is-the-uk-having-one/2021/08/02/df6e3c24-f3ac-11eb-a636-18cac59a98dc_story.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="