# Episode 790: The data centres are coming (and we’re all going to pay)

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Podcast: [The PC Pro Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-pc-pro-podcast-1082134)
Published: 2026-05-14T14:00:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 3800

## Resource

The&nbsp;team&nbsp;discusses&nbsp;how&nbsp;demand&nbsp;for&nbsp;new&nbsp;data&nbsp;centres&nbsp;is&nbsp;driving&nbsp;increased&nbsp;electricity&nbsp;bills&nbsp;and&nbsp;water&nbsp;shortages&nbsp;–&nbsp;sort&nbsp;of&nbsp;–&nbsp;and&nbsp;checks&nbsp;out&nbsp;the&nbsp;latest&nbsp;regulations&nbsp;for&nbsp;lithium-ion&nbsp;power&nbsp;banks&nbsp;on&nbsp;planes.&nbsp;We&nbsp;also&nbsp;welcome&nbsp;reports&nbsp;that&nbsp;future&nbsp;Apple&nbsp;computers&nbsp;might&nbsp;have&nbsp;Intel&nbsp;inside&nbsp;once&nbsp;more,&nbsp;and&nbsp;wonder&nbsp;whether&nbsp;Google’s&nbsp;new&nbsp;Googlebook&nbsp;concept&nbsp;could&nbsp;be&nbsp;the&nbsp;future&nbsp;of&nbsp;computing.&nbsp;Our&nbsp;Hot&nbsp;Hardware&nbsp;candidate&nbsp;is&nbsp;the&nbsp;Apple&nbsp;AirPods&nbsp;Max&nbsp;2,&nbsp;a&nbsp;pair&nbsp;of&nbsp;noise-cancelling&nbsp;headphones&nbsp;so&nbsp;quiet&nbsp;and&nbsp;comfy&nbsp;that&nbsp;Jon&nbsp;claims&nbsp;he&nbsp;can&nbsp;fall&nbsp;asleep&nbsp;on&nbsp;a&nbsp;plane&nbsp;wearing&nbsp;them.

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