# Launch 01: Put a Ring on It

URL: /show/the-launch/1/
> 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.

- Show: [The Launch 🚀](/show/the-launch/)
- Episode: 1
- Date: 2024-01-23
- Hosts: chris
- Duration: 00:29:28
- Audio: https://op3.dev/e/serve.podhome.fm/episode/f01a19c0-6f9d-4aef-9515-08dc15242149/63841633123260991904a9af53-2cbd-43d4-9fb9-ce20f392bc1bv1.mp3




### Episode Links

Join me for your warm-up to the week!

* The Ignition of Exploration: Pursuing the Universe
* Samsung Unpacked: Teasing the Galaxy Ring
* Samsung Health: Innovations in Health Monitoring and Coaching
* Samsung Health: Tailored Solutions for Individual Well-being
* Introducing the Next Level of Samsung Health Innovations
* A Circular Black Object Revealed: Big Screen, Big Moment
* Introducing AI as a Leading Feature in New Hardware
* Samsung's shift towards AI in their latest phones
* AI features in Samsung phones: voice memos app, web article summarization, advanced searches
* Sam Altman's plans to address future AI chip shortage
* Apple's Regulatory and Legal Challenges
* Microsoft Hacked by Russian State-Backed Cyber Group
* Russian Government vs Microsoft: Cyber Warfare Continues
* Attackers using red Linux from 1998. Preaching modern Microsoft infrastructure.
* Decreased used vehicle values affecting car rental stocks
* Ford's issues with its EV line, including the F-150 Lightning