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	Titre	Date	Durée
	626: Apple WWDC 2020	26 Jun 2020	01:12:08
On this week’s podcast, the first-ever audience-free Apple WWDC, eliminating racial bias in tech jargon, and the first facial recognition wrongful arrest, ...and much more. Apple WWDC 2020 Apple WWDC 2020: the 18 biggest announcements Apple Details iOS 14, Its Next Major Software Update More Varied Memoji Are Coming With iOS 14 Apple Maps Is Getting A Dedicated Map View For Cycling And Ev Users Apple Is Debuting Its Digital Car Key, Coming In iOS 13 And iOS 14 App Clips Are Coming In iOS 14 A Few Changes Coming To iPadOS 14 Handwriting With Apple Pencil Is About To Get Better With iPadOS 14 Airpods Will Soon Be Able To Seamlessly Switch Devices The Airpods Pro Are Getting Spatial Audio WatchOS 7’s Face Swapping Feature Makes It Easy To Share And Get New Watchfaces The Apple Watch Will Track Dancing In WatchOS 7 Sleep Tracking Is Coming With WatchOS 7 WatchOS 7 Can Track Handwashing Apple Develops A New Smart Home Standard Alongside Google, Amazon, And Others Apple Tv Is Getting Multiuser Support For Apple Arcade Apple Tv Is Getting Picture-in-picture In tvOS 14 Apple’s New MacOS Big Sur Software Looks A Lot Like iOS Apple Is Announcing Its New Silicon For Its Future Computers Audible Book of the Week An Antiracism Listening List Sign up at AudibleTrial.com/TheDrillDown Music Break: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised by Gil Scott-Heron Hot Topics Microsoft's Github is removing coding terms like 'master' and 'slave' Tech terms face scrutiny amid anti-racism efforts “'whitelist'/'blacklist' "white hat"/"black hat" A black man was wrongfully arrested because of facial recognition The Drill Down Video of the Week WWDC 2020 Special Event Keynote Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Add us on Stitcher! The Drill Down on Facebook The Drill Down on Twitter The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are social media enthusiast Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Vudu product manager Tosin Onafowokan.
	625: PlayStation 5 Revealed	19 Jun 2020	00:28:58
On this week’s podcast, our weekly COVID-19/tech sector update, Sony's Playstation 5 is revealed, Twitter adds audio tweets ...and much more. COVID-19 Update Coronavirus: Dexamethasone proves first life-saving drug FUTURE COVID-19 TREATMENTS COULD BE THANKS TO COWS, LLAMAS, AND PANGOLINS EPA Tells Amazon, EBay to Stop Shipping Unproven Covid Goods VergeSense grabs $9M for its people-counting sensor tech as offices eye COVID changes Google bans website ZeroHedge from its ad platform over comments on protest articles Audible Book of the Week Digitize and Punish: Racial Criminalization in the Digital Age by Brian Jefferson Sign up at AudibleTrial.com/TheDrillDown Music Break: Horizon Zero Dawn: Aloy's Theme by Julie Elven Hot Topic Twitter starts rolling out audio tweets on iOS The Drill Down Video of the Week Playstation 5 event in 22 minutes (hardware + games) Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Add us on Stitcher! The Drill Down on Facebook The Drill Down on Twitter The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are social media enthusiast Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Vudu product manager Tosin Onafowokan.
	616: Everyday Heroes	10 Apr 2020	01:09:41
On this week’s podcast, our weekly COVID-19/tech sector update highlights everyday heroes, and media expert Tom Cheredar helps us escape into the fantasy world of superheroes, ...and much more. COVID-19 Update Why Are Music Streams Down If Everyone’s Home? Experts Weigh in These 'disease hunters' developed a novel technique for tracking pandemics after 9/11, but lost funding right before COVID-19 Disney pushes the release dates of all Marvel movies in the next two years Brands turn to livestreaming as China stays home Twitter CEO sets aside $1 billion in Square equity for charity, coronavirus relief Tesla is cutting salaries and furloughing workers to ‘manage costs’ during pandemic UK cell towers torched amid bogus conspiracy theories that link 5G with coronavirus An EU coalition of techies is backing a ‘privacy-preserving’ standard for COVID-19 contacts tracing After walkouts, Amazon pledges temperature checks and masks in all warehouses Tiger tests positive for coronavirus at Bronx Zoo, first known case in the world You can’t use ventilators without sedatives. Now the US is running out of those, too. Audible Book of the Week Shorter: Work Better, Smarter, and Less - Here's How by Alex Soojung-Kim Pang Sign up at AudibleTrial.com/TheDrillDown Music Break: *We Could Be Heroes* by Alesso Hot Topic: Our Favorite Comic-based Media ANDY- Watchmen (HBO) TOSIN - Sonic the Hedgehog DWAYNE - Marvel’s Runaways (super-light fun). X-Men: The Animated Series, Attack on Titan, Saga. TOM - DMZ & Planetary The Drill Down Videos of the Week Tesla Ventilator How a coronavirus 'infodemic' is infecting the internet - CNN Video Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Add us on Stitcher! The Drill Down on Facebook The Drill Down on Twitter The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are social media enthusiast Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Vudu product manager Tosin Onafowokan.
	529: E3 2018	15 Jun 2018	01:59:49
This week, AT&T can now merge with Time Warner, FCC chair Ajit Pai lied to the American public, Net Neutrality is dead...now what?, our favorite gaming picks from E3, ... and much, much more. Podcast [display_podcast] What We're Playing With *Andy & Tosin:* The VOID - Star Wars: Secrets of the Empire; Upgrade *Dwayne:* #mprraccoon Headlines Facebook Gave Device Makers Deep Access to Data on Users and Friends AT&T’s Time Warner Takeover Wins Judge’s Approval in Defeat for Justice Dept Ajit Pai’s FCC lied about “DDoS” attack, ex-chair’s statement indicates Audible Book of the Week Medium Raw by Anthony Bourdain Sign up at AudibleTrial.com/TheDrillDown Music Break: Spoiler by Hyper Hot Topic: E3 2018 The 5 biggest announcements from EA’s E3 2018 keynote The biggest announcements for Microsoft Xbox at E3 2018 The biggest announcements and trailers from Bethesda’s E3 2018 keynote All the trailers from Square Enix at E3 2018 All the biggest news from Ubisoft at E3 2018 All the biggest announcements and trailers from Sony PlayStation at E3 2018 The nine biggest announcements from Nintendo’s E3 2018 presentation 10 most exciting PC games spotted at the PC Gaming Show 2018 Music Break: The Last of Us by Gustavo Santaolalla Final Word Inside Palmer Luckey’s Bid to Build A Border Wall The Drill Down Videos of the Week Net neutrality is dead, now what? Skyrim: Very Special Edition Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Add us on Stitcher! The Drill Down on Facebook The Drill Down on Twitter Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Box product manager Tosin Onafowokan.
	528: WWDC 2018	08 Jun 2018	01:29:02
This week, California attempts to save Net neutrality, Microsoft buys coding repository GitHub, all the highlights from Apple’s developer conference, ... and much, much more. What We're Playing With *Dwayne:* Philips Hue Labs / Real or Fake 4K *Tosin:* Anova Sous Vide Headlines California Senate votes to restore net neutrality MS Buys Github Ballmer: “Linux is a cancer” Contaminates all other software with Hippie GPL rubbish Everyone complaining about Microsoft buying GitHub needs to offer a better solution ZTE and the Trade War Audible Book of the Week Galaxy Girls: 50 Amazing Stories of Women in Space by Libby Jackson Sign up at AudibleTrial.com/TheDrillDown Music Break: Interplanet Janet by Man or Astro-man? Hot Topic: Apple WWDC 2018 Everything Apple Announced at WWDC Today Music Break: Telephone by Pomplemoose Final Word What Google isn't telling us about its AI demo The Drill Down Videos of the Week Apple WWDC 2018 keynote in 14 minutes Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Add us on Stitcher! The Drill Down on Facebook The Drill Down on Twitter Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Box product manager Tosin Onafowokan.
	527: Gawd Damn Privacy Requests!	01 Jun 2018	01:10:12
This week, Netflix is bigger than Disney (briefly), is Amazon secretly recording your conversations? Has your internet router been hijacked by Russian hackers, why you’re seeing all those pesky privacy notices... and much, much more. What We're Playing With *Dwayne:* BABYBJORN Bouncer Balance Soft - Rust/Orange, Cotton *Andy:* Vudu Disc to Digital service *Tosin:* VRV Headlines Jury finds Samsung owes Apple $539M in patent case stretching back to 2011 Netflix briefly tops Disney as the biggest pure media company in the world by market value Why Uber’s self-driving car killed a pedestrian Audible Book of the Week A History of Video Games in 64 Objects by The World Video Game Hall of Fame Sign up at AudibleTrial.com/TheDrillDown Music Break: I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire by Ink Spots Hot Topics Why you’re getting flooded with privacy notifications in your email An Amazon Echo Recorded a Couple’s Private Conversation and Sent It to a Contact. What the What? Here’s Amazon’s explanation for the Alexa eavesdropping scandal U.S. seeks to take control of infected routers from hackers FBI: Kindly Reboot Your Router Now, Please Music Break: Crawl Out Through the Fallout by Sheldon Allman Final Word Tesla Model 3 Gets CR Recommendation After Braking Update The Drill Down Videos of the Week ‘Fallout 76’ Announced By Bethesda With First Trailer Sources: Fallout 76 Is An Online Survival RPG Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Add us on Stitcher! The Drill Down on Facebook The Drill Down on Twitter Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Box product manager Tosin Onafowokan.
	526: Polly Want A-Lexa!	25 May 2018	01:16:44
This week, Does President Trump have a beef with Jeff Bezos? Amazon sells your face to law enforcement, Elon Musk drives journalists & reviewers crazy, a parrot who uses Amazon Echo... and much, much more. What We're Playing With *Andy:* Lost Spirits distillery tour; 2001: A Space Odyssey *Dwayne:* HALO Bassinest Swivel Sleeper - Premiere Series Bassinet Headlines Trump personally pushed postmaster general to double rates on Amazon Audible Book of the Week Messing with the Enemy: Surviving in a Social Media World of Hackers, Terrorists, Russians, and Fake News by Clint Watts Sign up at AudibleTrial.com/TheDrillDown Music Break: She Drives Me Crazy by Fine Young Cannibals Hot Topic: Tesla Consumer groups ask U.S. agency to probe Tesla 'Autopilot' ads Controversy - The arguments for (A) (B) and against (C) (D) Elon Musk’s response Purported Tesla ‘Ad’ Tesla Model 3 Falls Short of a CR Recommendation Tesla CEO Details Plans for Model 3 Brake Fix Tesla shares poised to rise after 'fever pitch' of bad news: analyst How Elon Musk's rocket company SpaceX beat Boeing to become a $28 billion aerospace juggernaut Music Break: Talking Bird by Death Cab For Cutie Final Word Amazon is selling facial recognition to law enforcement The Drill Down Videos of the Week A Florida parrot conquers its household by learning Alexa commands Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Add us on Stitcher! The Drill Down on Facebook The Drill Down on Twitter Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Box product manager Tosin Onafowokan.
	525: The Struggle is REAL!	18 May 2018	01:05:07
This week, Facebook purges sketchy apps, net neutrality wins in the Senate, robot dogs are coming to work, congratulations...podcasting is free again!... and much, much more. What We're Playing With *Andy:* TOPGREENER TU21558A3 Ultra-High-Speed Three Port Type-A USB Outlet 5.8A-29W *Dwayne:* Hatch Baby Grow *Tosin:* I, Tonya Headlines Facebook suspends ~200 suspicious apps out of “thousands” reviewed so far EFF has comprehensively killed the bullshit podcasting patent Hacker Breaches Securus, the Company That Helps Cops Track Phones Across the US Audible Book of the Week The Perfectionists: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World by Simon Winchester Sign up at AudibleTrial.com/TheDrillDown Music Break: Fight the Power by Public Enemy Hot Topic: US Government Tech Senate approves bill in bid to retain U.S. net neutrality White House eliminates top cyber adviser post Google Employees Resign in Protest Against Pentagon Contract Music Break: Atomic Dog by George Clinton Final Word SpotMini -- the cute, agile, dog-like robot and YouTube star -- will go on sale next year The Drill Down Videos of the Week: Boston Dynamics SpotMini Autonomous Navigation Getting some air, Atlas? Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Add us on Stitcher! The Drill Down on Facebook The Drill Down on Twitter Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Box product manager Tosin Onafowokan.
	524: Microsoft Build & Google I/O 2018	11 May 2018	01:18:14
This week, Microsoft’s Build conference & Google’s I/O conference, the fight for Net Neutrality is back on, reanimating dead brains... and much, much more. What We're Playing With *Andy:* Behringer XENYX Q802USB *Dwayne:* Simple Parenting Doona + Hue for babies *Tosin:* Invisigun Heroes, Duck Game Headlines California police working on DNA match for Zodiac Killer U.S. Senate to vote to reinstate open internet rules AT&T paid $200,000 to Trump’s attorney, Michael Cohen, and the payments stop right after Trump’s FCC pick Ajit Pai repealed net neutrality Audible Book of the Week Soonish: Ten Emerging Technologies That'll Improve and/or Ruin Everything By Kelly Weinersmith & Zach Weinersmith Sign up at AudibleTrial.com/TheDrillDown Music Break: Readings in Astrology by Curtis Mayfield Hot Topic: Microsoft Build & Google I/O 2018 The 5 biggest announcements from Microsoft’s Build event The 10 biggest announcements from Google I/O 2018 Music Break: The Gonk by Herbert Chappell Final Word Yale experiment to reanimate dead brains promises 'living hell' for humans The Drill Down Videos of the Week Microsoft's Build 2018 keynote highlights Google I/O 2018 keynote in 14 minutes Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Add us on Stitcher! The Drill Down on Facebook The Drill Down on Twitter Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Box product manager Tosin Onafowokan.
	523: Datebooking	04 May 2018	01:03:11
This week, Amazon & Apple have some secret projects in the works, T-Mobile buys Sprint, Facebook’s F8 developers conference, DNA catches a killer... and much, much more. What We're Playing With *Dwayne:* MoviePass - Repeat viewing is gone, but unlimited is back again. *Andy:* Westworld S2, Violent Delights Headlines Apple’s working on a powerful, wireless headset for both AR and VR Amazon to Increase U.S. Prime Annual Fee to $119, Up From $99 Amazon Has a Top-Secret Plan to Build Home Robots Amazon Key In-Car delivers packages right to your car's trunk Audible Book of the Week All Systems Red By Martha Wells Sign up at AudibleTrial.com/TheDrillDown Music Break: Westworld (theme) by Ramin Djawadi Hot Topics T-Mobile to Buy Sprint for $26.5 Billion in Bet on Networks Cambridge Analytica Closing Operations Following Facebook Data Controversy The power players behind Cambridge Analytica have set up a mysterious new data company The 5 biggest announcements from Facebook’s F8 developer conference keynote Music Break: Psycho Killer by Talking Heads Final Word GEDmatch, a tiny DNA analysis firm, was key for Golden State Killer case The Drill Down Video of the Week We Sent Garlic Bread to the Edge of Space, Then Ate It Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Add us on Stitcher! The Drill Down on Facebook The Drill Down on Twitter Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Box product manager Tosin Onafowokan.
	522: Amazon, Urine Trouble!	20 Apr 2018	00:59:14
This week, Leaked information from Apple about leaks, plenty of leaking at Amazon warehouses as well, Tesla stops & starts... and much, much more. What We're Playing With *Andy:* Hulu + Spotify bundle Headlines In a Leaked Memo, Apple Warns Employees to Stop Leaking Information Facebook Container Extension: Take control of how you’re being tracked Cambridge Analytica may have used other quizzes to gather Facebook data Audible Book of the Week Future Presence: How Virtual Reality Is Changing Human Connection, Intimacy, and the Limits of Ordinary Life by Peter Rubin Sign up at AudibleTrial.com/TheDrillDown Music Break: Under Pressure by Queen Hot Topic: Amazon Troubles Jeff Bezos reveals Amazon has 100 million Prime members in letter to shareholders Undercover author finds Amazon warehouse workers in UK 'peed in bottles' over fears of being punished for taking a break Amazon warehouse culture "was like a prison" Amazon and Best Buy team up to sell TVs, but it’s a risky move for Best Buy Roku stock dives after Best Buy and Amazon partner to sell smart TVs Music Break: One Piece at a Time by Johnny Cash Final Word Tesla temporarily stops Model 3 production line Tesla could benefit from looser restrictions in China, says auto analyst Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Add us on Stitcher! The Drill Down on Facebook The Drill Down on Twitter Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Box product manager Tosin Onafowokan.
	521: Mark Zuckerberg vs. US Congress	13 Apr 2018	00:58:37
This week, Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg answers to US Congress, and we’ve got the details... Hot Topic: US Congress Hearings With Mark Zuckerberg The 5 biggest takeaways from Mark Zuckerberg’s appearance before the Senate <span data-mce-type="bookmark" style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start" data-mce-style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;"></span> 7 takeaways from Mark Zuckerberg’s appearance before the House <span data-mce-type="bookmark" style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start" data-mce-style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;"></span> Zuckerberg’s notes (IMAGE) Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook hearing was an utter sham Facebook is offering a $40,000 bounty if you find the next Cambridge Analytica Audible Book of the Week The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook by Ben Mezrich Sign up at AudibleTrial.com/TheDrillDown Music Break: Intriguing Possibilities by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross Final Word The EU's General Data Protection Regulation, explained: Everything you need to know about GDPR, Europe's new data privacy law. The Drill Down Videos of the Week Weekend Update: Mark Zuckerberg on Cambridge Analytica <span data-mce-type="bookmark" style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start" data-mce-style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;"></span> Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Add us on Stitcher! The Drill Down on Facebook The Drill Down on Twitter Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Box product manager Tosin Onafowokan.
	520: A Tragedy at YouTube	06 Apr 2018	01:05:43
This week, a tragedy at YouTube HQ, Facebook’s woes get worse, Spotify goes public, an app publicly reveals users health status, a clone army of news readers... and much, much more. What We're Playing With *Andy:* Keurig K475 Headlines Tesla confirms Autopilot was activated during fatal crash under investigation after reviewing data logs This is what may have happened in the recent Tesla Autopilot Crash Grindr Is Sharing The HIV Status Of Its Users With Other Companies Apple Plans to Use Its Own Chips in Macs From 2020, Replacing Intel Spotify IPO: How Will It Affect Your Music Listening Habits? Audible Book of the Week Infinite by Jeremy Robinson Sign up at AudibleTrial.com/TheDrillDown Music Break Hot Topic Facebook says Cambridge Analytica may have had data from as many as 87 million people Facebook limits data available from Pages API, Events API, Groups API, and Facebook Login, will now need to approve every app that uses them Shooting at YouTube headquarters leaves suspect dead and several injured YouTube shooter IDed as woman angry at site’s “age-restricted” policies Music Break: Lies by Thompson Twins Final Word How America's Largest Local TV Owner Turned Its News Anchors Into Soldiers In Trump's War On The Media The Drill Down Videos of the Week Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Add us on Stitcher! The Drill Down on Facebook The Drill Down on Twitter Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Box product manager Tosin Onafowokan.
	The Drill Down 615: Got You Covered	03 Apr 2020	00:46:12
On this week’s podcast, our weekly COVID-19/tech sector update, Plus, is it always necessary to wear a face covering while going out these days? ...and much more. Podcast COVID-19 Update Streaming Continues to Grow With Viewers at Home: Nielsen Xerox drops $34B HP takeover bid amid COVID-19 uncertainty**** Sales Skyrocket at Libro.fm and Bookshop.org Mental health care in Colorado has gone virtual thanks to coronavirus. For some patients, it’s long overdue Why Instacart and Amazon workers are going on strike during coronavirus Utilities Aim To Keep Specially Trained Employees Healthy And Working Audible Book of the Week Version Control by Dexter Palmer Sign up at AudibleTrial.com/TheDrillDown Music Break: *Safe and Sound* by Capital Cities Hot Topic: Masks Masks Save Lives - COVID-19 #Masks4All Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Add us on Stitcher! The Drill Down on Facebook The Drill Down on Twitter The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are social media enthusiast Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Vudu product manager Tosin Onafowokan.
	519: An Apple For the Student	30 Mar 2018	01:38:51
This week, Apple gets educational, What will Facebook do after Cambridge Analytica, gas-powered cars feel the threat from electric, a possible cure for blindness ... and much, much more. What We're Playing With *Andy:* Amazon Echo Spot ***Dwayne:* Samson C01u Pro Mic Headlines Mark Zuckerberg says he’s ‘open’ to testifying to Congress, fixes will cost ‘many millions’ and he ‘feels really bad’ Why Nothing Is Going To Happen To Facebook Or Mark Zuckerberg Facebook scraped call, text message data for years from Android phones Tim Cook speaks out on the Cambridge Analytica scandal, says Facebook's collection of user data 'shouldn't exist' Facebook is rushing out a new design for privacy settings Craigslist Is Shutting Down Its Personals Section Mega-hit ‘Fortnite’ game has wiped out $6 billion in market value from industry leader Activision Blizzard Audible Book of the Week Ready Player One by Ernest Cline Sign up at AudibleTrial.com/TheDrillDown Music Break: Pure Imagination by Gene Wilder Hot Topic: Apple Educational Event The 5 biggest announcements from the Apple education event Tablet market down 7% year-over-year, though iPad business is up 3% year-over-year Hot Topic: Electric Cars Tesla shares drop to the lowest since April on fatal crash investigation, bearish analyst note NTSB is investigating Tesla Model X that caught fire after fatal crash in Silicon Valley Nvidia plunges after suspending self-driving tests Hyundai union chief warns of job crisis, says electric cars are 'evil' Music Break: ABC by The Jackson 5** Final Word Raytheon's laser and microwave buggy test brought down 45 drones Doctors Have Restored The Sight of Two People in a Monumental World First The Drill Down Videos of the Week Range Rover P400e: Eco friendly with no compromises Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Add us on Stitcher! The Drill Down on Facebook The Drill Down on Twitter Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Box product manager Tosin Onafowokan.
	518: #deletefacebook	23 Mar 2018	01:21:59
This week, a self-driving car kills a pedestrian, a burger robot is fired, Does space travel alter our DNA? And experts Tom Cheredar & Gina Lee De Freitas help us decide if it's time to delete Facebook... and much, much more. Headlines Theranos CEO Holmes and former president Balwani charged with massive fraud Self-Driving Uber Car Kills Arizona Pedestrian Tempe police chief says early probe shows no fault by Uber Humans Couldn't Keep Up with This Burger-Flipping Robot, So They Fired It Audible Book of the Week A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking Sign up at AudibleTrial.com/TheDrillDown Music Break: Face the Face by Pete Townshend Hot Topic: Facebook & Cambridge Analytica FAQ: Interview with IMM President Gina Lee De Freitas Revealed: 50 million Facebook profiles harvested for Cambridge Analytica in major data breach How Trump Consultants Exploited the Facebook Data of Millions Cambridge Analytica caught on tape proposing blackmail, propaganda #deletefacebook Facebook's Stock Is Plummeting Amid the Company's Latest Crisis. Here's What's Going On Facebook’s value destruct-o-meter: $50 billion and counting #DeleteFacebook movement gains steam after 50 million users have data leaked Mark Zuckerberg responds to the Cambridge Analytica scandal Wrapup: Interview with Tom Cheredar Music Break: Life on Mars? by David Bowie Final Word: Space Exploration Scott Kelly Spent a Year in Space, and Now He Has Different DNA Than His Identical Twin Brother What Trump's 'Space Force' might look like – and when it would be ready Visionary physicist Stephen Hawking dies The Drill Down Videos of the Week Elon Musk Surprises ‘Westworld’ Panel With SpaceX Falcon Heavy Launch Trailer Robot flipping Robot Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Add us on Stitcher! The Drill Down on Facebook The Drill Down on Twitter Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Box product manager Tosin Onafowokan.
	517: AI Carumba!	16 Mar 2018	00:53:54
This week, Uber takes you to the doctor, Twitter bookmarks, it’s US vs China for AI supremacy, nanobots fight cancer... and much, much more. What We're Playing With *Andy: Mute on Netflix* *Dwayne: Nintendo Switch* Headlines Uber launches Uber Health, a B2B ride-hailing platform for healthcare Twitter finally gives us an official way to bookmark tweets Washington becomes 1st state to approve net-neutrality rules Audible Book of the Week A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle Sign up at AudibleTrial.com/TheDrillDown Music Break: Flower of the Universe by Sade Hot Topic: AI Wars The New Arms Race in AI New Report on Emerging AI Risks Paints a Grim Future Music Break: I Can See Clearly Now by Johnny Nash Final Word: Nanobiotech "Nanodrops" That Repair Corneas May Ultimately Replace Glasses Nanobots kill off cancerous tumours as fiction becomes reality Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Add us on Stitcher! The Drill Down on Facebook The Drill Down on Twitter Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Box product manager Tosin Onafowokan.
	516: It's a Dog-Clone-Dog World	02 Mar 2018	01:22:51
This week, tech IPOs, Harley Davidson goes electric, Amazon rings our bell, Russia hacks the Olympics, all the best from Mobile World Congress, cloned pets!... and much, much more. What We're Playing With *Andy:* Far Cry 4 *Dwayne:* StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void *Tosin: Rise of the Tomb Raider* Headlines IPOs: Dropbox files to go public with over $1.1 billion in annual revenue Spotify Files to Go Public on NYSE Harley Davidson’s EV debut could electrify the motorcycle industry German court rules cities can ban diesel cars to tackle pollution Manafort Left an Incriminating Paper Trail Because He Couldn’t Figure Out How to Convert PDFs to Word Files Audible Book of the Week The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Dramatised) by Douglas Adams Sign up at AudibleTrial.com/TheDrillDown Music Break: Journey of the Sorcerer by The Eagles Hot Topic Here are the smartphones being unveiled at the world's biggest mobile show Amazon buys Ring, the smart doorbell maker it backed through Alexa Fund Russian spies hacked the Olympics and tried to make it look like North Korea did it, U.S. officials say Music Break: Ring My Bell by Anita Ward Final Word How the Internet Is Changing Life for the World’s Poorest People (Smartphones Optional) Ruff replicas: Barbra Streisand cloned her dog—with mixed results The Drill Down Videos of the Week Waymo 360° Experience: A Fully Self-Driving Journey Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Add us on Stitcher! The Drill Down on Facebook The Drill Down on Twitter Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Box product manager Tosin Onafowokan.
	515: Speakers For The Dead	23 Feb 2018	01:10:59
This week, we review Black Panther and ‘Afrofuturism’, the Parkland, FL school shooting victims take their anger to Twitter, US charges Russia with election interference, FCC’s chairman is under investigation, North Korea’s hacker army, Using CG to mimic real celebrities without their permission... and much, much more. What We're Playing With *Andy, Dwayne & Tosin:* Black Panther (and ‘Afrofuturism’) Headlines F.C.C. Watchdog Looks Into Changes That Benefited Sinclair Special counsel Mueller: Russians conducted 'information warfare' against US to help Trump win Ex-Workers at Russian Troll Factory Say Mueller Indictments Are True Fact-Checking a Facebook Executive’s Comments on Russian Interference Audible Book of the Week Area X: The Southern Reach Trilogy by Jeff VanderMeer Sign up at AudibleTrial.com/TheDrillDown Music Break: Ancestral Plane* from 'Black Panther'* by Ludwig Göransson Hot Topic The Righteous Anger of the Parkland Shooting’s Teen Survivors Music Break: Wakanda from 'Black Panther' by Ludwig Göransson Final Word: Korean Tech THE TOOLSET OF AN ELITE NORTH KOREAN HACKER GROUP ON THE RISE South Korean Cryptocurrency Regulator Found Dead at Home The Drill Down Video of the Week: Deepfakes Alec Baldwin as Donald Trump becomes...Donald Trump as Donald Trump <span data-mce-type="bookmark" style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start" data-mce-style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;"></span> A guide to 'deepfakes,' the internet's latest moral crisis AI-Assisted Fake Porn Is Here and We’re All Fucked Looker (1981) Michael Crichton predicts ‘deepfakes’ technology The Congress (2013) explores replacing actors with CG Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Add us on Stitcher! The Drill Down on Facebook The Drill Down on Twitter Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Box product manager Tosin Onafowokan.
	514: With a Little Help From My Friends	16 Feb 2018	01:04:57
This week, Amazon wants to undercut UPS, Facebook uses tech to guess your social class, Google comes back to Nest, the most complex drone display ever, robots that open doors, ... and much, much more. Headlines Thousands of UK, US sites hijacked by hidden crypto-mining code Facebook patents tech to determine social class Tesla Lawyers Step In To Clarify Confusing Elon Musk Statement During Earnings Call Audible Book of the Week The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger Sign up at AudibleTrial.com/TheDrillDown Music Break: Signed, Sealed, Delivered by Stevie Wonder Hot Topic Uber Agrees to Pay Waymo $245 Million Equity to Settle Suit Amazon is launching a package-delivery service to compete with FedEx and UPS Google and Nest reunite in push to add AI to every gadget Music Break: Let My Love Open the Door by Pete Townshend Final Word Internet activist, Grateful Dead lyricist John Barlow dies at 70 The Drill Down Videos of the Week Inside the Olympics Opening Ceremony World-Record Drone Show Hey Buddy, Can You Give Me a Hand? Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Add us on Stitcher! The Drill Down on Facebook The Drill Down on Twitter Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Box product manager Tosin Onafowokan.
	513: So Long, Starman	09 Feb 2018	01:14:06
This week, Elon Musk sends a Tesla into space and Tesla turns Australian homes into power generators, Life beyond the iPhone for Apple, Orwellian proposals from Amazon & Uber ... and much, much more. What We're Playing With *Andy:* The Cloverfield Paradox Netflix Stuns With Surprise Cloverfield Paradox Super Bowl Release ‘God Particle’ Writer Oren Uziel on How the Film Became a Cloverfield Movie *Tosin:* Altered Carbon Headlines SpaceX successfully launches the Falcon Heavy, as it sends a Tesla on a path near Mars Tesla signs deal with Australia to turn 50,000 homes into power generators at no cost to residents Audible Book of the Week Trial of Kings by Phil Tucker Sign up at AudibleTrial.com/TheDrillDown Music Break: Starman by David Bowie Hot Topic How Apps, Music and More Can Buoy Apple Beyond the iPhone Apple Music on Track to Overtake Spotify in U.S. Subscribers Apple delivers unfinished products the first time around. Because they can. Music Break: Space Oddity by David Bowie Final Word: Orwellian Proposals Amazon files patents for wristbands that track workers Uber Wants to Make It Illegal to Operate Your Own Self-Driving Car in Cities The Drill Down Video of the Week Falcon Heavy launch Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Add us on Stitcher! The Drill Down on Facebook The Drill Down on Twitter Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Box product manager Tosin Onafowokan.
	512: Wehe Won't Give Up!	02 Feb 2018	01:41:12
This week, US military betrayed by a fitness app, US immigration tracks your license plates, the fight for Net Neutrality continues, our interview with Wehe app developer David Choffnes, Tesla flamethrowers? ... and much, much more. What We're Playing With *Andy:* HQ - Live Trivia Game Show; Akaso EK7000 action camera *Tosin:* Tesla Model 3 Headlines Fitness tracking app Strava gives away location of secret US army bases Exclusive: ICE is about to start tracking license plates across the US Elon Musk's Boring Company is now selling flamethrowers Apple's market value drops $46 billion in a week on fears of plunging iPhone X demand Audible Book of the Week Altered Carbon by Richard K. Morgan Sign up at AudibleTrial.com/TheDrillDown Music Break: Rebirthing by Skillet Hot Topic: Net Neutrality Fights Back California Senate defies FCC, approves net neutrality law Pa. Could Be the Next State to Force Net Neutrality by Executive Order Interview with Wehe developer Prof. David Choffnes Music Break: Life in the Fast Lane by The Eagles Final Word Amazon, Chase, and Berkshire Hathaway partner up to disrupt health care The Drill Down Videos of the Week Net neutrality activist ‘throttles’ street traffic outside FCC building <span data-mce-type="bookmark" style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start" data-mce-style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;"></span> Tesla Model 3 Long Range Review: So close to perfect <span data-mce-type="bookmark" style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start" data-mce-style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;"></span> Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Add us on Stitcher! The Drill Down on Facebook The Drill Down on Twitter Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Box product manager Tosin Onafowokan.
	511: Net Burger With Fees	26 Jan 2018	00:57:30
This week, Amazon Goes to the market, Uber calls the ambulance, Apple launches the HomePod, Facebook attempts to validate the news, is there a link between video games and violence? ... and much, much more. Headlines Uber reduces ambulance usage across the country, study says Amazon Go, a high-tech version of a 7-Eleven, will finally open on Monday — with no checkout lines and no cashiers Someone Already Accidentally Shoplifted at Amazon’s New Cashierless Store Apple will release its $349 HomePod speaker on February 9th Audible Book of the Week The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. LeGuin Sign up at AudibleTrial.com/TheDrillDown Music Break: Mr. Ambulance Driver by The Flaming Lips Hot Topic Facebook to prioritize 'trustworthy' news based on surveys 5 Questions About Facebook's Plan to Rate Media by 'Trustworthiness' Music Break: Dirty Laundry by Don Henley Final Word No evidence to support link between violent video games and behaviour The Drill Down Videos of the Week Burger King Deviously Explains Net Neutrality by Making People Wait Longer for Whoppers Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Add us on Stitcher! The Drill Down on Facebook The Drill Down on Twitter Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Box product manager Tosin Onafowokan.
	510: PAX South 2018	19 Jan 2018	01:17:56
This week, Tosin goes to PAX South, the NSA gets to keep spying on Americans, Nintendo switches to cardboard for gaming, how AI is manipulating you into microtransactions ... and much, much more. *What We’re Playing With:* *Andy:* Google Arts & Culture app *Dwayne:* MacBook Pro 2017 Headlines House votes to extend NSA’s warrantless surveillance capabilities Senate advances bill to renew NSA's internet surveillance program Twenty-Two Attorneys General Sue The FCC Over Net Neutrality Repeal Facebook introduces massive changes to newsfeed It looks like Apple is bringing back home nearly all of its $250 billion in foreign cash Audible Book of the Week Consider The Fork: A History of How We Cook and Eat by Bee Wilson Sign up at AudibleTrial.com/TheDrillDown Music Break: Cuphead (Intro) by Kristopher Maddigan Hot Topic: PAX South 2018 / Gaming Tosin’s PAX South coverage The Painscreek Killing - $19.99 steam Solar Purge ClusterPuck 99 - $9.99 steam (coming soon to Nintendo Switch) Nintendo is making a bunch of weird DIY cardboard toys for the Switch and they’re awesome Leaked Doc Shows How Devs Use AI to Encourage Microtransactions Music Break: Bob-Omb Battlefield by Super Soul Bros. Final Word Experts are hopeful that Google Home and Amazon Echo won't addict kids like smartphones The Drill Down Video of the Week Nintendo Labo announcement Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Add us on Stitcher! The Drill Down on Facebook The Drill Down on Twitter Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Box product manager Tosin Onafowokan.
	614: Working From Home	27 Mar 2020	01:02:29
On this week’s podcast, our weekly COVID-19/tech sector update, we compare our work from home experiences, ...and much more. Podcast COVID-19 Update YouTube to Limit Video Quality Around the World for a Month Internet Traffic Surges As Companies And Schools Send People Home Uber CEO asks Trump to support gig workers impacted by the coronavirus Delivery workers rising to meet the pandemic Amazon workers are on the frontlines of the pandemic Postal workers hoping for community donations to meet sanitizing needs Study reveals how long COVID-19 remains infectious on cardboard, metal and plastic USPS Statement on Coronavirus Audible Book of the Week The Stand by Stephen King Sign up at AudibleTrial.com/TheDrillDown Music Break: *Don't Fear the Reaper* by Blue Öyster Cult Hot Topic: Working From Home The Drill Down Video of the Week Zoom's Work From Home - Audio/Video Tips Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Add us on Stitcher! The Drill Down on Facebook The Drill Down on Twitter The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are social media enthusiast Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Vudu product manager Tosin Onafowokan.
	509: CES 2018	12 Jan 2018	01:21:02
This week, Dwayne goes to CES and lives to tell the tale, Google brings Pay together in one place, can white noise be copyright protected?... and much, much more. What We're Playing With *Andy:* TCL 55” 4K monitor; Sony UBP-X800 4K Blu-Ray Player *Dwayne:* Macbook Pro 15” (2017) *Tosin: DropMix Music Gaming System* Headlines YouTube Removes Logan Paul From Preferred Program, Puts Projects on Hold Without Naming Trump, Twitter Says It Won’t Block World Leaders Google Wallet and Android Pay merge into a single service called Google Pay Audible Book of the Week Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House by Michael Wolff Sign up at AudibleTrial.com/TheDrillDown Music Break: The Future's So Bright by Timbuk 3 Hot Topic: CES 2018 *Most Interesting things Dwayne’s Seen* *High Tech* Mobileye’s mapping ability ad chip abilities (they bea nvidia), schemes for making it official. Toyota’s move to battery electric Samsung’s Smarthome integration Google is catching up with Alexa Panasonic’s demonstration of OFFLINE Alexa Overall focus on intelligence rather than connecting everything *Low tech* RC cat mouse toy. HTC Unveils New Higher-Resolution Vive Pro VR Headset, Wireless Adapter *Quick summary of other major CES announcements* Best of CES 2018 8 Mind-Blowing Tech Gadgets From CES 2018 CES 2018: The best gadgets and tech so far 10 more of the best devices and tech (so far) Music Break: Mr. Roboto by Styx Final Word White noise video hit by copyright claims The Drill Down Video of the Week <span data-mce-type="bookmark" style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start" data-mce-style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;"></span> Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Add us on Stitcher! The Drill Down on Facebook The Drill Down on Twitter Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Box product manager Tosin Onafowokan.
	508: Flawed By Design	05 Jan 2018	01:33:46
This week, Batterygate drains Apple, your CPU has an irreparable flaw in it, internet pranks get deadly, are we in for a digital dark age? ... and much more. What We're Playing With *Andy:* Dark; Black Mirror Season 4 *Tosin:* Bright *Dwayne:* R2-D2™ App-Enabled Droid™ Headlines Kremlin trolls burned across the Internet as Washington debated options A look inside Russia's disinformation campaign Kansas Man Killed In ‘SWATting’ Attack The Logan Paul 'Suicide Forest' Video Should Be a Reckoning For YouTube Audible Book of the Week Clean Meat by Paul Shapiro Sign up at AudibleTrial.com/TheDrillDown Music Break: Kielbasa by Tenacious D Hot Topic: Batterygate & Intel flaws Apple apologizes for iPhone slowdown drama, will offer $29 battery replacements Apple makes lower iPhone battery price effective immediately HTC and Motorola don’t slow down phones with old batteries like Apple does Samsung and LG also confirm they do not slow down phones with older batteries Kernel-memory-leaking Intel processor design flaw forces Linux, Windows redesign Massive chip flaw not limited to Intel Researchers Discover Two Major Flaws in the World’s Computers Music Break: Little Dark Age by MGMT Final Word Scientists warn we may be creating a 'digital dark age' FDA approves first shock wave device made to heal wounds The Drill Down Videos of the Week Flying Bat Drone Fetching Omnicopter Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Add us on Stitcher! The Drill Down on Facebook The Drill Down on Twitter Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Box product manager Tosin Onafowokan.
	507: The Drill Bits - Awards 2017	29 Dec 2017	01:22:40
This week, we put current news aside in order to review the year was 2017, and this year, as we did last year, Instead of merely having a stack-ranked list of top news of the year, we’re gonna make tech news compete for awards, affectionately called The Drill Bits. So put on your tuxes, get in the limo, and roll out the red carpet, ‘cause the show’s about to begin! 2016 Predictions for 2017 DWAYNE: Twitter Goes into Acquisition Talks (Incorrect) TOSIN: Silicon Valley Vs Traditional Business (Incorrect) ANDY: Model 3 Will Not Ship in 2017 (Somewhat Correct) TOSIN: Nintendo Switch will bring the game company back from the brink (Correct) ANDY: Net Neutrality Naysayers Strike Back (Correct) DWAYNE: Bitcoin will be something to watch (Correct) Andy w/ 1.5 points Tosin w/ 1 Dwayne w/ 1 The Drill Bit Awards Category Nominee 01 Nominee 02 Nominee 03 Winner Wearables Fitbit Apple Android Wear Apple Smart Home Alphabet Amazon Hue Hue Best Voice Assistant Amazon Echo Plus Amazon Echo (NEW) Google Home MIni Google Home MIni Sharing Economy Lyft AirBnB Uber Lyft Streaming Video Service Amazon Netflix Hulu Hulu Streaming Audio Service Spotify Google Apple Spotify Audible Book of the Week Molly’s Game by Molly Bloom Sign up at AudibleTrial.com/TheDrillDown Music Break: Take A Bow by Madonna Category Nominee 01 Nominee 02 Nominee 03 Winner Worst Cybersecurity (Biggest Hack) Uber Equifax Yahoo Equifax Most Significant Hacks Paradise Papers The Social Dialogue of the United States by Russia WannaCry WannaCry Gaming Platform Xbox One X Sony Playstation 4 Pro Nintendo Switch Nintendo Switch Most Impactful Video Game of the year Cuphead Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Super Mario Odyssey Super Mario Odyssey AR & VR Oculus HTC Vive Playstation VR Playstation VR Best New Computer Apple iMac Pro Apple Macbook Pro 13”/15” w/ Touchbar MS Surface Book 2 Apple iMac Pro Best New Tech Innovation (in the Market) Tesla Electric Semi trucks FDA-approved CRISPR Blindness treatment Thyssenkrupp Multi rope-free elevator FDA-approved CRISPR Blindness treatment Best New Science Innovation (in the Lab) Transparent Solar windows Gene therapy ending deafness 'Atomic Fingerprinting' Gene therapy ending deafness Best Use of Social Media #RESIST / Rogue accounts #MeToo Facebook/“fake news”/Russia manipulation #MeToo Worst Fail Uber Woes Apple’s Batteries Yahoo! Data breach Uber Woes Most Weird/ Creepy Boston Dynamics’s Robots: Atlas & Spot MIni Google admits it tracked user location data Wanna Cry Ransomware Hacks Wanna Cry Ransomware Hacks Music Break: I.G.Y. by Donald Fagen Predictions for 2018 DWAYNE: Twitter Goes into Acquisition Talks TOSIN: AR is going to blow up ANDY: Net Neutrality defenders strike back TOSIN: Disney will announce an Original, unEdited Star Wars trilogy ANDY: Model 3 will finish shipping in 2018 (all pre-ordered reservationists only) DWAYNE: Clean, green tech will go mainstream in building codes. Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Add us on Stitcher! The Drill Down on Facebook The Drill Down on Twitter Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Box product manager Tosin Onafowokan.
	506: 'Simpsons' Called It	22 Dec 2017	01:29:48
This week, Net neutrality is down but perhaps not out yet; Disney buys Fox, Facebook admits it’s bad for you, gene therapy to restore sight and hearing... and much more. What We're Playing With *Andy:* Doki Doki Literature Club *Tosin:* Amazon Cloud Cam *Dwayne:* Beyond Meat debut’s their Fake Sausage. And it’s GOOD Headlines Facebook just admitted that using Facebook can be bad for you How a Dorm Room Minecraft Scam Brought Down the Internet Apple admits slowing older iPhones, says it's to prevent battery issues Audible Book of the Week The Peripheral by William Gibson Sign up at AudibleTrial.com/TheDrillDown Music Break: A Whole New World by Brad Kane & Lea Salonga Hot Topics: Net Neutrality repeal & Disney/Fox F.C.C. Repeals Net Neutrality Rules The next front in the net neutrality war: Feds versus the states Congress could bring net neutrality back, but it won’t be easy Motherboard & VICE Are Building a Community Internet Network Disney to Buy 21st Century Fox Assets for $52.4 Billion in Historic Hollywood Merger Everybody Should Be Very Afraid of the Disney Death Star Congressional Democrats Call For Disney-Fox Hearings Amid Antitrust Concerns Music Break: Listening To You ('See Me, Feel Me') by The Who Final Word Gene therapy for rare form of blindness wins US approval This gene therapy stopped mice from going deaf — and could save some humans’ hearing too The Drill Down Videos of the Week Doki Doki Literature Club trailer Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Add us on Stitcher! The Drill Down on Facebook The Drill Down on Twitter Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Box product manager Tosin Onafowokan.
	505: Droning On and On	15 Dec 2017	01:06:07
This week, Budweiser autopilots its way to you via Tesla, why we’re losing a class of potential Einsteins, How Facebook won the election...in the Philippines, drones to call quitting time and shoot ferrets with peanut butter ... and much more. What We're Playing With *Andy:* Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology (CAVE Lab)(Qlone 3D photogrammetry); Counterpart on Starz *Dwayne:* Doona Stroller Carseat *Tosin:* SNES Classic Headlines Anheuser-Busch (Budweiser) Pre-Orders 40 Tesla Semi Trucks Study: Rich kids 10 times as likely to become inventors, creating 'lost Einsteins' Audible Book of the Week The City & The City by China Miéville Sign up at AudibleTrial.com/TheDrillDown Music Break: Eddie's Dead from 'Kafka' by Cliff Martinez Hot Topics Rodrigo Duterte Turned Facebook Into a Weapon, With a Little Help From Facebook Apple confirms Shazam acquisition; Snap and Spotify also expressed interest Music Break: Closing Time by Semisonic Final Word Firm to use drone on overtime workers Biologists With Drones And Peanut Butter Pellets Are On A Mission To Help Ferrets The Drill Down Video of the Week reMarkable - The paper tablet (2017) <span data-mce-type="bookmark" style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start" data-mce-style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;"></span> Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Add us on Stitcher! The Drill Down on Facebook The Drill Down on Twitter Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Box product manager Tosin Onafowokan.
	504: Crypto-Cat-astrophe	08 Dec 2017	01:04:45
This week, Net Neutrality may have a fighting chance, Facebook for kids, cryptocurrency in the news, Tesla powers Australia and goes to Mars... and much, much more. What We're Playing With *Andy:* Photive Hydra bluetooth speaker *Tosin:* Fitbit Charge 2 Headlines Group of senators calls on FCC to delay net neutrality vote Facebook “Messenger Kids” lets under-13s chat with whom parents approve Tesla mega-battery in Australia activated Hyundai is building a battery 50% larger than Tesla’s megabattery in South Australia Audible Book of the Week Blood, Sweat, and Pixels: The Triumphant, Turbulent Stories Behind How Video Games Are Made by Jason Schreier Sign up at AudibleTrial.com/TheDrillDown Music Break: Cool For Cats by Squeeze More Headlines More US Airlines Follow AA's Lead in Banning Smart Luggage People have spent over $1M buying virtual cats on the Ethereum blockchain Steam drops Bitcoin support due to volatility and $20 transaction fees Music Break: Radar Rider by Riggs Final Word Elon Musk Isn’t Joking About Sending a Tesla to Mars 'Soft Landing' from "Heavy Metal" (1981) The Drill Down Video of the Week 'Orbit Ever After' Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Add us on Stitcher! The Drill Down on Facebook The Drill Down on Twitter Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Box product manager Tosin Onafowokan.
	503: Nyet Neutrality	01 Dec 2017	01:18:15
This week, is Tesla the greatest getaway car ever, The Force is not with EA, Fake comments flood the FCC, how wi-fi can read your lips, and much, much more. What We're Playing With *Andy:* iPhone X *Dwayne:* Marvel Studios' Avengers: Infinity War Official Trailer Headlines Uber paid $100,000 to cover up the 2016 hack of 57 million customers Science Confirms: New Tesla Roadster Will Be the Greatest Getaway Car Ever Tesla Is Reportedly Spending Almost $500,000 Every Hour, Could Go Broke Next Year EA’s day of reckoning is here after ‘Star Wars’ game uproar, $3 billion in stock value wiped out Audible Book of the Week From a Certain Point of View (Star Wars) by 40 contributors Sign up at AudibleTrial.com/TheDrillDown Music Break: Cantina Band #2 by John Williams Hot Topic: FCC & Net Neutrality More than a Million Pro-Repeal Net Neutrality Comments were Likely Faked FCC Got 444,938 Net-Neutrality Comments From Russian Email Addresses The 265 members of Congress who sold you out to ISPs, and how much it cost to buy them Why the Courts Will Have to Save Net Neutrality Comcast deleted net neutrality pledge the same day FCC announced repeal Music Break: 'Westworld' theme by Ramin Djiwadi Final Word How Wi-Fi Lets People Read Your Lips, Identify You, and Read Your Writing Quantum encryption is now fast enough for voice calls The Drill Down Videos of the Week Boston Dynamics Spot Mini What’s new, Atlas? Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Add us on Stitcher! The Drill Down on Facebook The Drill Down on Twitter Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Box product manager Tosin Onafowokan.
	502: Tesla Semi	24 Nov 2017	01:38:28
This week, Tesla unveils an electric, autonomous semi-truck, and version 2.0 of the Tesla Roadster. We break down Tesla's impact on commerce and transportation, and much more! What We're Playing With *Andy:* Rise of the Tomb Raider *Tosin:* iPhone X, Xbox One X, Fitbit Charge 2 *Dwayne:* Echo Plus and Whole Foods:Union Station Headlines: Tesla Semi This is the Tesla semi truck Everything You Need to Know About Tesla's New Electric Semi Truck This ex-trucker has some questions about the Tesla Semi One More thing Tesla unveils the new Roadster TESLA’S NEW SECOND-GENERATION ROADSTER WILL BE THE FASTEST PRODUCTION CAR EVER MADE Can they pull this off? Forget the Roadster and the Semi — Tesla’s fate still hinges on the Model 3 Bold move a good move Tesla is seemingly taking a big risk with the Semi and new Roadster — but it just might work Some call it a distraction Tesla is getting dangerously distracted SUPERB Early Adoption (Walmart will test Tesla Semi trucks for transporting merchandise One of Tesla's first Semi truck buyers is a Canadian grocery chain Audible Book of the Week The Rise, the Fall, and the Resurgence of the Electric Car By John Fialka Sign up at AudibleTrial.com/TheDrillDown Music Break: Truckin' by Grateful Dead Tesla faces a fight on electric trucks from engine maker Cummins Music Break: East Bound and Down by Jerry Reed The Drill Down Video of the Week Verge Supercut: Tesla Unveils Semi Truck and Roadster Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Add us on Stitcher! The Drill Down on Facebook The Drill Down on Twitter Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Box product manager Tosin Onafowokan.
	501: Holiday Gift Guide 2017	17 Nov 2017	01:38:55
This week, iPhone glitches, trouble at Tesla, the end of Net neutrality by Christmas, and The Drill Down’s annual holiday gift guide. The holiday season is coming up and The Drill Down would like you to be ready for it. So as we do every year around this time, we’ve prepared a list of what we consider the perfect gifts to give... and get this holiday. So before you stand around for hours this Black Friday, spend some time with us. Headlines Apple iPhone X Issues Till Date: Green Line, Frozen Screen, ItoA And More Apple Watch will soon connect with your gym equipment to more accurately track how you work out Tesla Bernstein analyst finds Tesla Model 3’s fit and finish ‘relatively poor’ after test drive Tesla Is a ‘Hotbed for Racist Behavior,’ Worker Claims in Suit FCC Plans December Vote to Kill Net Neutrality Rules Firefox Quantum arrives with faster browser engine, major visual overhaul, and Google as default search engine Audible Book of the Week Artemis by Andy Weir Sign up at AudibleTrial.com/TheDrillDown “The Egg” by Andy Weir Music Break: Black Friday by Steely Dan Let’s start off by saying what NOT to buy: Battlefront II Early reviews are not great Developer DICE says they are saddented Don’t disappoint your holiday loved ones - stay away until there’s an update to fix these issues Star Wars game in U-turn after player anger Star Wars Battlefront II game faces further backlash Battlefront II Review 1: Big Ticket \| 2: Smart Home \| 3: Video Game \| 4: Freestyle \| 5: Media Dwayne: iPad Pro 9.7” ($425 -128GB) or 10.5” ($620 - 64GB) Sonos One ($200) Nintendo Switch ($300) - Zelda Breath of the Wild Automatic Pro Gold ($130) Firefly Complete Series: 15th Anniversary ($20) Tosin: LG OLED TV LG Electronics OLED65B6P Flat 65-Inch 4K Ultra HD Smart OLED TV (2016 Model) - $2,700 LG Electronics OLED65C7P 65-Inch 4K Ultra HD Smart OLED TV (2017 Model) - $2,700 Sous Vide (Andy uses Anova ($200), Dwayne uses Joule ($180) - both sound great) + Sous Vide at Home Book ($25) + Sous Vide Bags Kit ($24) Nintendo Switch ($300) - Mario Odyssey ($60) & Zelda Breath of the Wild Tire air compressor pump ($40) Think tank photo perception bag + Capture camera clip + suite Andrew: iPhone X ($1099) Home Digital Assistant (Google Home ($130) or Amazon Echo ($100)) Nintendo Switch ($300) Phaiser BHS-730 Bluetooth Headphones ($35) Westworld Season One: The Maze ($100 - 4k & $30 - 1080p) Favorites: ANDY: Movies Anywhere DWAYNE: Streaming Devices (Apple TV 4K/ Roku/Amazon Fire TV 4K) TOSIN: Donate to a charity on behalf of a friend Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Add us on Stitcher! The Drill Down on Facebook The Drill Down on Twitter Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Box product manager Tosin Onafowokan.
	500!: Ten Years in Tech	10 Nov 2017	01:41:16
This week, The Drill Down celebrates our 500th episode! Andy, Dwayne, & Tosin reminiscence over the past ten years in tech and social media-- since July 2007-- with original TDD co-hosts Reg Saddler & Muhammad Saleem, and past co-hosts Lidija Davis, Tom Cheredar, Devindra Hardawar and Christopher Burnor! Discussed: Facebook admits to nearly as many fake or clone accounts as the U.S. population Two popular conservative Twitter personalities were just outed as Russian trolls Audible Book of the Week Soonish by Kelly Weinersmith & Zach Weinersmith Sign up at AudibleTrial.com/TheDrillDown The Drill Down Video of the Week FLASHBACK: The Drill Down 108: LIVE From Blogworld Expo 2009 Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Add us on Stitcher! The Drill Down on Facebook The Drill Down on Twitter Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Box product manager Tosin Onafowokan.
	613: Quarantine Party!	20 Mar 2020	01:17:38
On this week’s podcast, Tom Cheredar joins us for an update on COVID-19's affect on the tech sector, what to do during a self-imposed quarantine, telecommuting tips, ...and much, much more. COVID-19 Update Internet's largest social networks issue joint statement on COVID-19 misinformation Gig workers have created a tool to offer mutual aid during COVID-19 pandemic Lyft & Uber suspend pools Studios releasing first-run movies as VOD U.S. government reportedly in talks to use location data in COVID-19 fight Audible Book of the Week Command and Control by Eric Schlosser Sign up at AudibleTrial.com/TheDrillDown Music Break: *Stuck in the Middle With You* by Stealers Wheel Hot Topics Animal Crossing: New Horizons review: A quarantined life has never been cuter (release date 3/20) Shows & films to binge while in COVID-19 quarantine Netflix Party lets you watch with friends online Sofa King - Roundup of all live streaming performance activities Comicbooks: Locke & Key (Joe Hill & Gabriel Rodriguez) Lazarus The Beauty Sex Criminals (Matt Fraction & Chip Zsarsky) The Sculptor (Scott McCloud) Seconds (Brian Lee O'malley) Let’s name some classics Game of Thrones (HBO) The Wire (HBO) The Sopranos (HBO) Avatar the Last Airbender (Nick Hits) Buffy the Vampire Slayer (HULU) Babylon 5 (Purchase on Amazon) Stargate SG1 (HULU and Amazon Prime Video) Telecommuting amid coronavirus: Best tech tools for you and the kids to work from home Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Add us on Stitcher! The Drill Down on Facebook The Drill Down on Twitter The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are social media enthusiast Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Vudu product manager Tosin Onafowokan.
	499: Fяom Яцssiд Щith Ca$h	03 Nov 2017	01:18:18
This week, Social media comes before congress, tech finds fake fish, what jobs will be hot in the next 5 years, in-depth look at the Tesla 3, do chimps possess imagination?, and much more. What We're Playing With *Andy & Dwayne:* Stranger Things 2 *Tosin:* Oxenfree, Pixel XL 2 Headlines Why Nerds and Nurses Are Taking Over the U.S. Economy Fish Fraud’ Is Rampant. Here’s How to Fix It Audible Book of the Week The White Song: Chronicles of the Black Gate, Book 5 by Phil Tucker Sign up at AudibleTrial.com/TheDrillDown Music Break: From Russia With Love by Matt Munro Hot Topic: Social Media on Trial Twitter is banning all ads from Russian news agencies RT and Sputnik effective immediately Twitter Offered RT 15% Of Its Total Share Of US Elections Advertising 5 things we learned when Facebook, Google and Twitter testified to Congress about Russia’s election meddling Trump and Clinton spent $81M on US election Facebook ads, Russian agency $46K Facebook: preventing abuse will cut into future profits Representatives From Facebook, Twitter And Google Testify About Russia's Election Influence Forget Washington. Facebook’s Problems Abroad Are Far More Disturbing Music Break: Monkey Man by The Maytals Final Word Chimp "Girls" Play With "Dolls" Too—First Wild Evidence The Drill Down Videos of the Week First In-Depth look at the Tesla Model 3 It's Mueller Time! Trump Administration Season Ending Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Add us on Stitcher! The Drill Down on Facebook The Drill Down on Twitter Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Box product manager Tosin Onafowokan.
	498: Strangest Things	27 Oct 2017	01:30:52
This week, Google floats the internet over Puerto Rico, Twitter comes clean with political ads, Snapchat’s big fail, Amazon gets fresh inside your front door, tons of Tesla news, Netflix's ‘Binge racing’? and much more. Headlines Google parent turns on internet balloons in Puerto Rico Twitter will now label political ads It Sounds Like Snap Spectacles Turned Into a Massive Boondoggle Amazon Key takes deliveries to new level: Inside your home How Amazon trains its AI Audible Book of the Week The Iron Circlet (Chronicles of the Black Gate, Book 4) by Phil Tucker Sign up at AudibleTrial.com/TheDrillDown Music Break: She Drives Me Crazy by Fine Young Cannibals Hot Topic: Transportation Tech Tesla strikes another deal that shows it's about to turn the car insurance world upside down Geohot: Tesla Autopilot = Apple iOs, Comma.ai = Android (CleanTechnica Exclusive) Tesla hit with another lawsuit, this time alleging anti-LGBT harassment Report: Tesla fired hundreds of California employees this past week Music Break: Stranger Things by Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein Final Word Facebook translates 'good morning' into 'attack them', leading to arrest The Drill Down Videos of the Week Netflix reveals viewers' favorite 'binge-racing' series: 'Gilmore Girls' Reporting on Las Vegas, Pixel by Pixel Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Add us on Stitcher! The Drill Down on Facebook The Drill Down on Twitter Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Box product manager Tosin Onafowokan.
	497: #MeToo	20 Oct 2017	01:23:02
This week, speaking out on sexual harassment, Tesla sends power to Puerto Rico, protected WiFi is now vulnerable to eavesdropping, the battle for the net, giant robots duke it out!, and much more. What We're Playing With *Andy:* Local Library e-media resources (Kanopy) *Dwayne:* Amazon in Denver? Headlines Tesla starts shipping Powerpacks to Puerto Rico Movies Anywhere App Launches With Joint Studio Backing Severe flaw in WPA2 protocol leaves Wi-Fi traffic open to eavesdropping Qualcomm Seeks China iPhone Ban, Expanding Apple Legal Fight Apple to appeal five-year-long patent battle after $439.7 million loss Battle for the Net Audible Book of the Week The Siege of Abythos (Chronicles of the Black Gate, Book 3) by Phil Tucker Sign up at AudibleTrial.com/TheDrillDown Music Break: Fighter by Christina Aguilera Hot Topic: #MeToo Celebrities Join Twitter Boycott in Solidarity with Rose McGowan Twitter CEO promises to crack down on hate, violence and harassment with “more aggressive” rules A Black Woman Created the “Me Too” Campaign Against Sexual Assault 10 Years Ago Sexual Assault Movement #MeToo Reaches Nearly 500,000 Tweets On harassment in the film world: where do we go from here? Amazon Studios exec Roy Price resigns after sexual harassment claim Music Break: A Cruel Angel's Thesis by Yoko Takahashi Final Word How Google’s Quantum Computer Could Change the World The Drill Down Videos of the Week The Giant Robot Duel: Megabots vs. Suidobashi Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Add us on Stitcher! The Drill Down on Facebook The Drill Down on Twitter Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Box product manager Tosin Onafowokan.
	496: "Goodbye"	13 Oct 2017	01:27:59
This week, Russian hackers use antivirus software to steal US secrets, Oculus’ new headset, AOL Instant Messenger says, “Goodbye”, the end of Windows phone, and much more. What We're Playing With *Tosin:* Note 8, Blade Runner 2049 *Andy & Dwayne:* Blade Runner 2049 Headlines Russian Hackers Stole NSA Data on U.S. Cyber Defense How Israel Caught Russian Hackers Scouring the World for U.S. Secrets Google uncovers Russian-bought ads on YouTube, Gmail and other platforms Oculus announces new $199 self-contained VR headset called Oculus Go, shipping in 2018 Audible Book of the Week The Black Shriving (Chronicles of the Black Gate, Book 2) by Phil Tucker Sign up at AudibleTrial.com/TheDrillDown Music Break: Goodbye, Goodbye by Oingo Boingo Hot Topic: "Goodbye" AOL Instant Messenger is shutting down after 20 years The Rise and Fall of AIM, the Breakthrough AOL Never Wanted Microsoft finally admits Windows Phone is dead Music Break: Amazing Stories by John Williams Final Word Steven Soderbergh and HBO’s mini-series Mosaic will be interactive via an app Apple’s big jump into original content will start with Steven Spielberg’s Amazing Stories The Drill Down Videos of the Week Star Wars: The Last Jedi trailer Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Add us on Stitcher! The Drill Down on Facebook The Drill Down on Twitter Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Box product manager Tosin Onafowokan.
	495: Google Pixel Event 2017	06 Oct 2017	01:19:56
This week, Google updates the Pixel; If you were on Yahoo, you were definitely hacked; Ikea buys Taskrabbit; rocket to work and back, and much more. Headlines Ikea has bought TaskRabbit IRS awards Equifax no-bid, $7.25 million contract after hack Yahoo Triples Estimate of Breached Accounts to 3 Billion Twitter details how Russian-linked accounts bought $270,000 of ads during election Russia-linked Facebook ads seen by 10 million users Audible Book of the Week The Path of Flames Chronicles of the Black Gate, Book 1 by Phil Tucker Sign up at AudibleTrial.com/TheDrillDown Music Break: Bear Claws by The Academic Hot Topic: Google Pixel Event Everything Google Announced Today Everything Google announced at its big hardware event Pixel 2 Pixel 2 XL Google Home Mini Google Home Max Pixelbook Pixel Buds Google Clips Daydream View Music Break: Rocket Man by Elton John Final Word AI told Coca-Cola to make Cherry Sprite. So it did Elon Musk proposes city-to-city travel by rocket, right here on Earth The Drill Down Video of the Week The Academic - Bear Claws (Live Looper Version) Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Add us on Stitcher! The Drill Down on Facebook The Drill Down on Twitter Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Box product manager Tosin Onafowokan.
	494: Amazon Alexa Event	29 Sep 2017	01:29:58
This week, Amazon surprises us all with new products for the holidays, The President’s inciting tweets may be twice as annoying in the future, Uber is told to steer clear of London, Google & HTC team up , and much more. What We're Playing With *Andy:* Neo Yokio *Tosin:* Bojack Horseman, American Vandal *Dwayne:* Star Trek: Discovery Headlines Nasty Password-Pilfering Hack Ruins Apple macOS High Sierra Launch Twitter pledges to update public policies after Trump threatens North Korea Twitter trials expanding tweets from 140 characters to 280 Uber Loses London Operating Licence After Shock Ruling By TfL Audible Book of the Week Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? By Philip K. Dick Sign up at AudibleTrial.com/TheDrillDown Music Break: Main Title* from 'Blade Runner'* by Vangelis Hot Topics Google Paid HTC $1.1 Billion To Turn Itself Into a Phone Maker Why Google is spending $1.1 billion to ‘acqhire’ 2,000 HTC engineers Here's Everything Amazon Announced Today New Echo Echo Plus Echo Buttons Echo Connect Echo Spot BMW Echo Integration Big Mouth Bass Fire TV 4K Music Break: Blade Runner Blues by Vangelis Final Word Nerve implant 'restores consciousness' to man in vegetative state The Drill Down Video of the Week Blade Runner: Black Out 2022 by Shinichiro Watanabe Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Add us on Stitcher! The Drill Down on Facebook The Drill Down on Twitter Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Box product manager Tosin Onafowokan.
	493: Selling Hate	22 Sep 2017	01:08:18
This week, Tosin’s Pax picks, iPhone updates, more Equifax fallout, can you buy hate speech ads on Facebook?, and much more. What We're Playing With *Dwayne:* iPhone X updates; Face ID, Touch ID, No ID, PINs and Pragmatic Security *Tosin:* PAX PRIME RECAP Thimbleweed Park Figment The Gardens Between Moonlighter We the Revolution Headlines Failure to patch two-month-old bug led to massive Equifax breach Equifax Suffered a Hack Almost Five Months Earlier Than the Date It Disclosed FTC probes Equifax, top Democrat likens it to Enron Equifax security and information executives to retire Audible Book of the Week The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood Sign up at AudibleTrial.com/TheDrillDown Music Break: American Errorist (I Hate Hate Haters) by NOFX Hot Topic: Hate Speech Ads Facebook Enabled Advertisers to Reach ‘Jew Haters’ Twitter Lets You Target Ads to Millions of People Who Use the N-Word Google Allowed Advertisers To Target "Jewish Parasite," "Black People Ruin Everything" Reddit's ban on white nationalists led to a dramatic drop in hate speech Music Break: Fuck You by CeeLo Green Final Word Comcast, AT&T Are Paying Minority Groups To Support Killing Net Neutrality California Sides With Comcast, Votes To Kill Broadband Privacy Law Favored By EFF The Drill Down Videos of the Week Jacksfilms *iPhone X (parody)* Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Add us on Stitcher! The Drill Down on Facebook The Drill Down on Twitter Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Box product manager Tosin Onafowokan.
	492: Apple Special Event 2017	15 Sep 2017	02:20:10
This week, TardisBlend host Tom Cheredar joins Dwayne, Tosin & Andy to discuss Apple’s new products, including the iPhone X, the worst leak of personal info ever, AI beats humans at gaydar, and much more. Hot Topic: Apple Special Event 2017 iPhone X event: the five most important things from the Apple keynote Apple’s iPhone X event: Everything important Apple just announced Apple iPhone 8 Apple Watch Series 3 Apple TV 4K Apple iPhone X Apple Retail updates Audible Book of the Week It by Stephen King Sign up at AudibleTrial.com/TheDrillDown Music Break: She's Not There by The Zombies Headlines Why the Equifax breach is very possibly the worst leak of personal info ever Chatbot lets you sue Equifax for up to $25,000 without a lawyer Music Break: Born This Way by Lady Gaga Final Word New AI can work out whether you're gay or straight from a photograph The Drill Down Videos of the Week Apple iPhone X event in 15 minutes iPhone X — Introducing iPhone X — Apple iPhone 8 — iPhone in a Whole New Light — Apple Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Add us on Stitcher! The Drill Down on Facebook The Drill Down on Twitter Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Box product manager Tosin Onafowokan.
	491: Racist Algorithms	08 Sep 2017	01:22:25
This week, are algorithms racist? The Red Sox think different about cheating, Russians bought 2016 US election ads on Facebook, tech companies want to keep dreamers, and much more. What We're Playing With *Andy:* Eufy Body Smart Scale *Dwayne:* Clone Wars ends Headlines Apple announces iPhone event on Sept. 12 in Steve Jobs Theater Russians Have Hacked Dozens Of US Energy Companies, Researchers Say Facebook says it sold political ads to Russian company during 2016 election Audible Book of the Week Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence by Max Tegmark Sign up at AudibleTrial.com/TheDrillDown Music Break: Dream On Dreamer by The Brand New Heavies Hot Topics Turns Out Algorithms Are Racist Tests show phrases like “I am a gay black woman” deemed “toxic” by Google Jigsaw's Perspective AI tool that's used by some publishers to filter abusive comments Tech industry calls for legislative action after Trump administration announces end DACA U.S. House unanimously approves sweeping self-driving car measure Music Break: Centerfield by John Fogerty Final Word Red Sox Used Apple Watches to Help Steal Signs Against Yankees Red Sox say they have video evidence of Yanks using YES camera to steal signs The Drill Down Video of the Week How AI can bring on a second Industrial Revolution \| Kevin Kelly Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Add us on Stitcher! The Drill Down on Facebook The Drill Down on Twitter Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Box product manager Tosin Onafowokan.
	490: Half Paycheck	01 Sep 2017	00:54:26
This week, Amazon primes Whole Foods, Uber has a new head, Samsung loses its head, Half-Life comes to an end(?), Germany solves "the trolley problem", and much more. What We're Playing With *Andy:* HBO’s Room 104: Ep. 5 “The Internet” Headlines Uber makes CEO pick official, Kalanick makes first comment Uber says it'll stop tracking riders after they're dropped off Samsung Heir Is Found Guilty of Corruption in Blockbuster Trial 'Half Life' writer reveals what could've been Episode 3 Audible Book of the Week A Crack in Creation: Gene Editing and the Unthinkable Power to Control Evolution by Jennifer A. Doudna, Samuel H. Sternberg F.D.A. Approves First Gene-Altering Leukemia Treatment, Costing $475,000 Sign up at AudibleTrial.com/TheDrillDown Music Break: Lost in the Supermarket by The Clash Hot Topic: Amazon + Whole Foods Amazon Cuts Whole Foods Prices as Much as 43% on First Day Amazon's Whole Foods deal will make Alexa a lot smarter Amazon Cortana Music Break: Airbag by Radiohead Final Word: The Trolley Problem Kill animals and destroy property before hurting humans, Germany tells future self-driving cars Cummins beats Tesla to EV semi truck The Drill Down Video of the Week The Trolley Problem: Consequentialism as illustrated by “I, Robot” Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Add us on Stitcher! The Drill Down on Facebook The Drill Down on Twitter Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Box product manager Tosin Onafowokan.
	612: Decrypting Encryption	13 Mar 2020	00:48:06
On this week’s podcast, an update on COVID-19's effect on the tech sector--and everything else, and we decrypt the mysteries of encryption...and much, much more. Podcast What We’re Playing With Dwayne: TONOR Mic and Behringer UCA222 Amp Andy: Oculus Link / Westworld Awakening COVID-19 Update Pandemic Stock Market Volatility but not mainstreet volatility Campus closings NCAA tournament and Presidential Debates without live audiences Travel ban on people and items from Europe COVID safety links About Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) \| CDC Coronavirus \| WHO Audible Book of the Week Star Trek: Picard: The Last Best Hope By Una McCormack Sign up at AudibleTrial.com/TheDrillDown Music Break: *Shake the Disease* by Depeche Mode Hot Topic:Encryption and Surveillance Leaked documents reportedly show the CIA secretly bought an encryption company and used it to spy on clients — while turning a profit Huawei and US surveillance Trump Administration Targets Your 'Warrant-Proof' Encrypted Messages Canada's cyber intelligence agency working on 'Holy Grail' of encryption New flaw in Intel chips lets attackers slip their own data into secure enclave Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Add us on Stitcher! The Drill Down on Facebook The Drill Down on Twitter The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are social media enthusiast Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Vudu product manager Tosin Onafowokan.
	489: Free Speech on the Net	25 Aug 2017	01:31:26
photo by Kirsten Jorgensen This week, the battle for free speech on the internet, Android Oreo is here, Solar Eclipse 2017, Samsung bursts onto the scene with a new Galaxy Note, Elon Musk wants to stop killer robots, and much, much more. What We're Playing With *Andy:* Halt and Catch Fire season 4 *Tosin:* Apple AirPods *Dwayne:* Solar Eclipse 2017 Headlines Google reveals Android O is named Oreo, begins rollout to Nexus and Pixel devices Verizon to start throttling video on smartphones on all unlimited data plans to 720p, with the cheapest “Go Unlimited” plan limiting video to 480p Jeff Immelt has emerged as the front-runner to become Uber’s CEO Walmart and Google partner on voice-based shopping HTC cuts the Vive VR headset's price to $599 Audible Book of the Week Angel: How to Invest in Technology Startups - Timeless Advice from an Angel Investor Who Turned $100,000 into $100,000,000 by Jason Calacanis Sign up at AudibleTrial.com/TheDrillDown Music Break: Total Eclipse of the Heart (Dance Mix) by Nicki French Hot Topic: Free Speech on the Internet Fighting Neo-Nazis and the Future of Free Expression Daily Stormer Takedown Is 'Dangerous' for Free Speech, Says EFF How Hate Groups Forced Online Platforms to Reveal Their True Nature Cloudflare CEO on Terminating Service to Neo-Nazi Site: 'The Daily Stormer Are Assholes' Unlikely Allies Join Fight To Protect Free Speech On The Internet Music Break: Starman by David Bowie Final Word Elon Musk leads 116 experts calling for outright ban on killer robots The Drill Down Video of the Week Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Hands-On Review Elon Musk Space X space Suit First picture of SpaceX spacesuit. More in days to follow. Worth noting that this actually works (not a mockup). Already tested to double vacuum pressure. Was incredibly hard to balance esthetics and function. Easy to do either separately. A post shared by Elon Musk (@elonmusk) on Aug 23, 2017 at 12:59am PDT Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Add us on Stitcher! The Drill Down on Facebook The Drill Down on Twitter Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Box product manager Tosin Onafowokan.
	488: Google "Echo Chamber" Memo	18 Aug 2017	01:18:55
This week, “Google’s Ideological Echo Chamber” the memo that’s rocked Silicon Valley, Netflix poaches from Disney & Disney leaves Netflix, an AI masters DOTA 2, hacking computers with DNA, and much more. What We're Playing With *Andy:* TomTom Go 50 S Portable GPS *Dwayne:* iPad Pro and “Yes, You’re Racist” Headlines Netflix made its 'first ever' acquisition by buying Mark Millar's comic book publisher Disney to end Netflix deal and launch its own streaming service Netflix Lures Shonda Rhimes Away From ABC Studios OpenAI’s bot beats top Dota 2 player so badly that he quits Audible Book of the Week Physics of the Impossible by Michio Kaku Sign up at AudibleTrial.com/TheDrillDown Music Break: Anything You Can Do from "Annie Get Your Gun" by Bernadette Peters and Tom Wopat Hot Topic: "Google's Ideological Echo Chamber" Google Employee's Anti-Diversity Manifesto Goes 'Internally Viral' Exclusive: Here's The Full 10-Page Anti-Diversity Screed Circulating Internally at Google The Google Memo: Four Scientists Respond Former Google Engineer Yonatan Zunger on Anti-Diversity Memo Google Fires Author of Divisive Memo on Gender Differences YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki defends firing of memo writer Google CEO Sundar Pichai canceled an all-hands meeting about gender controversy due to employee worries of online harassment Why I Was Fired by Google by James Damore The Alt-Right Finds a New Enemy in Silicon Valley How Silicon Valley’s Workplace Culture Produced James Damore’s Google Memo Music Break: Bad Blood by Taylor Swift Final Word Forget Tough Passwords: New Guidelines Make It Simple Biohackers Encoded Malware in a Strand of DNA The Drill Down Videos of the Week Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Add us on Stitcher! The Drill Down on Facebook The Drill Down on Twitter Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Box product manager Tosin Onafowokan.
	487: Handing Over the Teslas	04 Aug 2017	01:16:38
This week, Game of Thrones is hacked and so are US voting machines, we learn more about the Tesla Model 3, designer disease-free babies, the Rotten Tomatoes effect, and much more. Headlines HBO hacked: Upcoming episodes, Game of Thrones data leaked online Hackers Stole ‘Thousands of Internal Documents’ Apple removes VPN apps from the App Store in China Putin Signs Controversial Law Tightening Internet Restrictions It took DEF CON hackers minutes to pwn these US voting machines Audible Book of the Week The Art of Invisibility by Kevin Mitnick Sign up at AudibleTrial.com/TheDrillDown Music Break: Cars by Gary Neumann Hot Topic: Tesla Model 3 Hand Over Everything we just learned about the Tesla Model 3 Gigafactory Will Produce More Batteries Than the Rest of the World Combined…by a Factor of 2! Music Break: Take On Me by A-Ha Final Word Human embryos edited to stop disease Studios Fight Back Against Withering Rotten Tomatoes Scores The Drill Down Videos of the Week Someone made the ‘Take On Me’ music video come to life with AR and it’s glorious Boston Dynamics "Spot mini" demonstration 2017 Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Add us on Stitcher! The Drill Down on Facebook The Drill Down on Twitter Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Box product manager Tosin Onafowokan.

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