Unraid 7.3 NVMe Boot, 1st Official Server, + Supreme Court Saves the Internet | Ed&Stefano Unleashed

<p>In the April episode of Ed &amp; Stefano Unleashed, we&#39;re talking the <a href="https://unraid.net/blog/unraid-7-3-beta.1-2?srsltid=AfmBOorVq0dZR-K_PZXF_z9GUqoC6NI5XJ8yXICpSh-_npc5He5Iga9f" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Unraid 7.3 beta</a> with internal NVMe boot, a huge <a href="https://unraid.net/45homelabxunraid" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">45 HomeLab partnership</a> for the first official Unraid server, backup strategies and why most of us are doing them wrong, a Supreme Court ruling that could have broken the internet, compromised routers and supply chain security scares, Intel&#39;s new 32GB Arc GPUs for under $1,000, smart TVs shoving ads into HDMI switching, Meta&#39;s AI agent going rogue, and a Neuralink patient playing World of Warcraft with his mind.We kick things off with Unraid 7.3 Beta, which finally lets you boot from NVMe or SSD instead of a USB flash drive, plus dedicated boot pool support and TPM 2.0-based license keys. </p><p>Then the big announcement: a partnership with 45 HomeLab to create the first ever official Unraid server, purpose-built for media streaming, ZFS, VMs, and local AI, shipping with a lifetime license and ECC RAM this spring. The community chat dives deep into backup strategies, why parity is not a backup, the 3-2-1 rule, and why you should test your backups before you actually need them. Ed reveals he runs no parity on his main server, instead doing nightly rsync delta backups to a second parity-protected box.</p><p><strong>Episode Takeaways</strong></p><p>◦ Unraid 7.3 Beta brings internal NVMe/SSD boot, dedicated boot pools, and TPM 2.0 license keys. Enable TPM2, not Secure Boot</p><p>◦ Official Unraid server with 45 HomeLab coming this spring. Lifetime license, ECC RAM, pre-orders soon</p><p>◦ Parity is not a backup. Use the 3-2-1 rule and don&#39;t forget Docker volumes and AppData</p><p>◦ Supreme Court ruled 9-0 in Cox v Sony: ISPs are not copyright gatekeepers</p><p>◦ FBI reports 369,000 compromised routers since 2020. ASUS routers hit by Cadnap malware. LiteLLM also compromised</p><p>◦ Intel Arc B70 (32GB) coming under $1,000. B65 also 32GB at around $700. Great for local AI</p><p>◦ Chuwei caught reprogramming BIOS to make older Ryzen CPUs report as newer chips. Full recall underway</p><p>◦ Hisense showing non-skippable ads when switching HDMI inputs. Vizio now requires a Walmart account</p><p>◦ Meta AI agent posted wrong info on an internal forum without permission and exposed confidential data</p><p>◦ NVIDIA DLSS 5 demo needed two 5090s. Community calling it an Instagram filter for games</p><p>◦ Cloudflare CEO says bot traffic will exceed human traffic by 2027</p><p>◦ Neuralink patient playing World of Warcraft entirely by thought</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Chapters</strong></p><p>0:00 Welcome and housekeeping</p><p>1:17 Unraid 7.3 Beta: internal NVMe boot and TPM 2.0 keys</p><p>3:53 45 HomeLab partnership: the first official Unraid server</p><p>6:18 Uncast updates: AI photo tool and Ollama for Intel GPUs</p><p>9:21 Community chat: backup strategies and the 3-2-1 rule</p><p>28:52 Supreme Court rules 9-0 in Cox v Sony</p><p>31:04 FBI compromised routers and LiteLLM security breach</p><p>34:41 Stefano&#39;s conspiracy: government backdoors in routers</p><p>39:03 Intel Arc B70 and B65: 32GB GPUs under $1,000</p><p>42:54 Chuwei caught faking laptop CPUs</p><p>47:06 Hisense HDMI ads and Vizio&#39;s Walmart account requirement</p><p>54:31 Meta AI agent goes rogue internally</p><p>56:58 Microsoft forces OneDrive on ClipChamp</p><p>1:03:08 Dead internet theory and AI content flooding YouTube</p><p>1:05:25 NVIDIA DLSS 5 roasted by the community</p><p>1:09:52 French Navy officer leaks carrier location via Strava</p><p>1:11:00 Neuralink patient plays WoW by thought</p><p>1:12:13 Closing thoughts and happy Easter</p><p><br></p><p>What will you build with Unraid?</p><p><a href="https://unraid.net/getting-started" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferr