The CEO of Sophia Space, Rob DeMillo, is here to explain what’s different about space startups in 2026 vs. five years ago. Plus Nvidia announced a new SoC the RTX Spark which combines 20-Core Grace CPU With a 5070-Like Blackwell GPU and a partnership with Microsoft that will see a version of Windows for the platform. And we’ve got a special space movie quiz to help end the week.

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Len Peralta, Rob DeMillo, Roger Chang, Joe.
Link to the Show Notes.

Top Tech Story of the Week:

Jensen Huang’s Computex 2026 Keynote: Nvidia’s Vision for AI-Powered PCs
https://thenextweb.com/news/jensen-huang-computex-2026-keynote

Microsoft Build 2026 Keynote: Everything We Learned
https://mashable.com/tech/microsoft-build-2026-keynote-everything-we-learned

AMD Re-Releases the Ryzen 7 5800X3D CPU
https://www.pcmag.com/news/amd-re-releases-ryzen-7-5800x3d-cpu

Intel: Our Upcoming AI Chip Will Be Cheaper, Run Cooler Than Nvidia and AMD Alternatives
https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/06/intel-our-upcoming-ai-chip-will-be-cheaper-run-cooler-than-nvidia-amd-options/

Google’s New Gemma 4 Open AI Model Is Sized for Your Laptop
https://arstechnica.com/google/2026/06/googles-new-gemma-4-open-ai-model-is-sized-for-your-laptop/

https://www.patreon.com/posts/top-tech-story-4-160161129?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

Discussions:

Discussion Notes
https://docs.google.com/document/d/14Ixk8cZIHaGUAqA2vEiPGW_wPKQ6QdfNfkLZVNGGv7c/edit?tab=t.0

Sophia Space
https://sophia.space/

Nvidia Gets Into the Arm PC Business With New High-End RTX Spark Processor
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/06/nvidia-gets-into-the-arm-pc-business-with-new-high-end-rtx-spark-processor/

“MacBook Neo” Rival Launched at $599, Nvidia PC Chip Takes on Apple Silicon
https://9to5mac.com/2026/06/01/macbook-neo-rival-launched-at-599-nvidia-pc-chip-takes-on-apple-silicon

The Acer Swift Air 14 Looks Like a Cute and Breezy Windows Alternative to the MacBook Air
https://www.engadget.com/2183276/the-acer-swift-air-14-looks-like-a-cute-and-breezy-windows-alternative-to-the-macbook-air/

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Today’s Guest:

Len Peralta
https://patreon.com/len
https://lenperaltastore.com
https://www.twitch.tv/lenperalta
https://x.com/lenperalta
https://mstdn.party/@lenperalta

Rob DeMillo
http://about.me/robdemillo
https://sophia.space/
http://www.sparklabsglobal.com/team.html#face07

Show Links:

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https://dtns.tv/wiki

Sarah Lane Links:

https://sarahlane.com
https://x.com/sarahlane
https://medium.com/@sarahlane
https://masto.ai/@sarahlane
https://havesuchagoodday.com

Tom Merritt Links:
https://tomsnewbook.com
https://swordandlaser.com/store
https://www.cordkillers.com
https://awordpodcast.com