The Launch 🚀

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Angela Fisher
Angela Fisher
Chris Fisher
Chris Fisher
Flock and Awe | The Launch 🚀 90

Flock and Awe | The Launch 🚀 90

28 October 2026

Flock blames bots for its surveillance backlash, while our own camera setups leave us with an uncomfortable double standard to explain.
Amazon Is All Ears | The Launch 🚀 89

Amazon Is All Ears | The Launch 🚀 89

21 October 2026

Amazon's new AI wearable promises to remember everything you say, but the real question is what Amazon plans to do with it.
Apple Moves In | The Launch 🚀 88

Apple Moves In | The Launch 🚀 88

14 October 2026

Apple wants to take over your smart home, and we're breaking down what it gets right, what it gets wrong, and whether it's worth letting Apple move in.
While I’m Gone | The Launch 🚀 87

While I’m Gone | The Launch 🚀 87

7 October 2026

Chris tells an IT war story about the time one vacation email revealed an entire company held together by flaky drives, secret download links, and one guy’s brain.
Web Browser? I hardly Know 'er! | The Launch 🚀 86

Web Browser? I hardly Know 'er! | The Launch 🚀 86

30 September 2026

Give an agent a browser, and suddenly it can do a lot more than search the web. We dig into Playwright, what that unlocks, and why it matters for Clanker Therapy 2.
Irregular Test Results | The Launch 🚀 85

Irregular Test Results | The Launch 🚀 85

23 September 2026

The AI hacking panic gets a lot less impressive once the real details start coming out.
My Last Quest | The Launch 🚀 84

My Last Quest | The Launch 🚀 84

16 September 2026

I turn the Quest 3 into a spatial workstation, wire it into my AI agents, and discover one trick the Valve Frame should steal.
AGI My Ass(tra) | The Launch 🚀 83

AGI My Ass(tra) | The Launch 🚀 83

9 September 2026

Three of the biggest AI stories of the year landed at once. Somehow, everyone is excited about the wrong one.
Apple Ternover | The Launch 🚀 82

Apple Ternover | The Launch 🚀 82

2 September 2026

Tim Cook is Fully Cooked, Apple hands the keys to a hardware guy, and the company’s next era starts with one very big AI problem.
Not In My Back Yard | The Launch 🚀 81

Not In My Back Yard | The Launch 🚀 81

26 August 2026

Everyone loves their tech, but now that the infrastructure is showing up, nobody wants it next door.
All Hail Voicemail | The Launch 🚀 80

All Hail Voicemail | The Launch 🚀 80

19 August 2026

Your projects, problems, discoveries, and questionable decisions take center stage as we dig into a stack of listener voicemails.
Minimaxxing | The Launch 🚀 79

Minimaxxing | The Launch 🚀 79

12 August 2026

Starlink Mini promises to kill the deadzone, but the real story is in the tradeoffs, hidden details, and the places where it works better than you’d expect.