Mergers and Acquiescence

• Dave's knee is gross. You can see all the videos and updates about it on his secondary channel.
• A research lab claims to have made PV cells that mimic photosynthesis.
• Hyperloop busted by thunderf00t?
• A reader asked about non-fiction books. Chris was more excited to talk about the fiction book he's reading, Seveneves.
• What would happen if the sun vanished?
• Former guest Chuck Peddle
• Avnet is the top bid for Premier Farnell
• ADI is buying LT.
• We love LTSpice and had the chance to chat with the head of it, Mike Engelhardt.
• ARM was bought by SoftBank. In an article about why SB is paying 32B, they talk about the possibility that ARM starts mfg their own chips.
• Bunnie/Snowden

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Thanks to Ruin Raider for the picture of the collision.