TRANSCRIPT · Special Report: Update

## Special Report: Update (PXL)
GRANT BRICKMAN: An update on our special report, with new headlines from Wired and heise Make.
GRANT BRICKMAN: What does Apple's touch Mac mean for the old keyboard?
GRANT BRICKMAN: An update on our special report. New headlines have come in, and I have read them with great seriousness.
GRETA FOOTNOTE: Wired has an exclusive early look at Apple's new touchscreen MacBook Pro, the computer Apple said would never happen.
GRANT BRICKMAN: Never! And yet here it is. I admire a company that changes its mind and tells nobody first.
GRETA FOOTNOTE: And heise Make covers the Adafruit Metro ESP32-P4 Hydra. An ESP32-P4 does the computing, an ESP32-C6 handles wireless.
GRETA FOOTNOTE: Heise says the board is aimed at demanding maker projects, pairing RISC-V with a camera and a display.
GRANT BRICKMAN: Two chips on one board. Teamwork. We'll keep you posted.

## Chinesischer Raumgleiter: US-Militärgeheimdienst bestätigt chinesische Fortschritte im All (Golem.de)
https://www.golem.de/news/chinesischer-raumgleiter-us-militaergeheimdienst-bestaetigt-chinesische-fortschritte-im-all-2610-214604.html
GRETA FOOTNOTE: A Chinese space glider, and US military intelligence confirms Chinese progress in space.
GRANT BRICKMAN: Good evening. Our lead: a Chinese space glider, and US military intelligence confirming that China's progress in space is real.
GRETA FOOTNOTE: To be precise, Grant, the headline says US military intelligence confirms Chinese progress in space. The article gives us little more than that.
GRANT BRICKMAN: Little more! In my day a glider was a paper plane with ambition. Over to Kai.
KAI: Huge story, Grant. I'm at the launch pad, which felt right. The headline gives us a space glider and a confirmation from US military intelligence.
KAI: What we don't have is detail. The page we got was mostly cookie consent, which is also a space program. It never lands.
GRETA FOOTNOTE: Kai, does the report say how the glider works, or how far along it is?
KAI: Not in what we can see, Greta. No specifics at all. Those are the open questions.
KAI: This is file footage of a launch pad at dusk. It is not the glider. We have no pictures of the glider, so enjoy the pad.
GRANT BRICKMAN: A glider in space. I assume it simply coasts. Greta?
GRETA FOOTNOTE: That is roughly the question, Grant. We'll watch for more detail.

## The Pixel Line: viewers call in (PXL)
GRANT BRICKMAN: The phone lines are open: your questions on our earlier stories.
GRANT BRICKMAN: Welcome to The Pixel Line. The lines are open, the coffee is warm, and our first caller is on.
PASSERBY: Hello! What happened to that PS4 menu game on Roblox? My nephew says it vanished.
GRETA FOOTNOTE: It was taken down, Priscilla. The lead of developer Redwing Works says they are not backing down.
PASSERBY: Gerald here. Is the new MacBook Pro really three pounds? My bag has opinions.
GRANT BRICKMAN: Gerald, Engadget says the 14-inch weighs three pounds and starts at $2,899. Your bag may relax. Your wallet may not.
PASSERBY: Hilde. That Nvidia thing that listens to talking. Will it transcribe my cat?
GRETA FOOTNOTE: Hilde, it transcribes 40 languages and labels up to eight speakers. Cats are not on the list.
GRANT BRICKMAN: Hilde, a cat speaks in its own time. Thank you all for calling. We'll leave it there.

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