635: The 2026 September Event Draft

Subtitle: I Want Tim Cook to Have a Pool Party
It's time for another Apple event draft! But before we predict what Apple will introduce next week, we need to send off the Tim Cook Era and discuss a somewhat surprising announcement of new chips and new Macs!

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Read Tim Cook's full memo to Apple employees on his last day as CEO - 9to5Mac (9to5mac.com/2026/08/31/read-tim-cooks-full-mem…)
Pikachu Visits Apple Park, Meets Tim Cook and John Ternus - MacRumors (macrumors.com/2026/08/27/pikachu-apple-park-co…)
Apple’s Phil Schiller Steps Down from Running App Store and Product Events - Bloomberg (bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-31/apple-s…)
Apple unveils M6, M5 Ultra chips and updates its desktop Macs – Six Colors (sixcolors.com/post/2026/08/apple-unveils-m6-m5…)
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