The Launch 🚀

Let’s warm up for the week together with the best stories and clips that set the stage for the rest of your week.

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Chris Fisher

Launch 03: Computers in Your Head and on Your Face | The Launch 🚀 3

30 January 2024

The first reviews of the Vision Pro are landing, and Elon's Neuralink has been implanted in its first human subject. And that's just our first two stories; warm up with great beats and news.

Launch 02: Would You Eat AI Burgers? | The Launch 🚀 2

29 January 2024

Warm up with the stories of the week and a little music. The US government delivers Amazon a setback, plus we'll get into the use of AI robots in the restaurant industry, SIM card attacks, and an amusing incident on an American Airlines flight.

Launch 01: Put a Ring on It | The Launch 🚀 1

23 January 2024

The latest Microsoft hack is their biggest embarrassment yet, Samsung has a new trick to get you to buy their devices - but I'm skeptical. We'll also get into Hertz dealing with decreased values, higher costs for EVs, and the issues Ford faces with their F-150 Lightning.

Trying to Demystify openSUSE | The Launch 🚀 T-0

22 January 2024

Cut from the stream: We explore the future of openSUSE Leap, Tumbleweed, and Slowroll, which seems to have caused some confusion among users. Then we play some Linus audio on his thoughts on Rust in the Linux kernel.

Elon's Tesla Power Play: More Control and AI | The Launch 🚀 T-1

16 January 2024

Join Chris for the Coder pre-show warm-up. Topics include Ford's patent for self-driving cars to drive away from owners, the integration of AI into everyday objects like toilets, Elon Musk's desire for more control over Tesla, and more.

LUP 545 Outakes | The Launch 🚀 T-2

15 January 2024

Moments that did not make the cut. Chris shares the bad news about JB's oldest server, and then ranta about Nextcloud's fragmented install options.