# Launch 08: Elon's War with openAI

URL: /show/the-launch/8/
> The reaction to Elon's first shot in his war with openAI and Sam Altman, plus Apple claims they have the best "consume laptop for AI," and a classic Google moment from the late 90s.

- Show: [The Launch 🚀](/show/the-launch/)
- Episode: 8
- Date: 2024-03-05
- Hosts: chris
- Duration: 00:42:29
- Audio: https://op3.dev/e/serve.podhome.fm/episode/f01a19c0-6f9d-4aef-9515-08dc15242149/63845273549415069172379246-d7a2-4b6c-991f-67ac08a9a528v1.mp3





### Episode Links

* [Elon Musk sues OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman over contract breach - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQ5AhDf6eZM)
* [Elon Musk could face an uphill battle regarding his standing in the case: UCLA Law’s Rose Chan Loui - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkVK26r_jbo)
* [Meta platforms experience significant outage - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjgFWHYcQyw)
* [Apple unveils ‘world’s best consumer laptop for AI’ - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WQSSp_wYrA)
* [Apple iPhone sales plunge 24% in China - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rytrswAfB60)
* [Jon Erlichman on X](https://twitter.com/JonErlichman/status/1728413019489624543)

* "Larry Page and Sergey Brin founded Google in 1998. Their first investor wrote them a check for $100,000 to help them get started. It took some time to deposit it because they hadn’t set up a bank account. To celebrate, they had breakfast at Burger King.

* [Cybersecurity Laws and Regulations Report 2024 USA](https://iclg.com/practice-areas/cybersecurity-laws-and-regulations/usa)
* [How a Federal Ban on Ransomware Payments Could Help CISOs](https://hbr.org/2023/08/how-a-federal-ban-on-ransomware-payments-could-help-cisos)
* [Is Now the Right Time for a Ransomware Payment Ban?](https://www.govtech.com/security/is-now-the-right-time-for-a-ransomware-payment-ban)

**MUSIC**

* [Keeping On](https://www.wavlake.com/album/56d25e32-44ec-4e58-b6c3-7add397c7c4d)
* [Pour Me Some Water](https://jimmyv4v.com)
* [Lost Cause](https://www.wavlake.com/album/3cc3847a-8d5f-4086-9501-c1500165da07)
* [Once Had A Girl](https://www.youtube.com/@thisisjdog81)
* [Dog Days](https://www.wavlake.com/album/25f03c91-3101-40d5-a1b8-5337928fe233)