388: City of Robotly Hate

This week, Windows 10 is blowing up, a killer Mac exploit, Yahoo is attacked, What does an engineer look like?, the end of Hitchbot, and the hoverboard is back, yes, again...but this time it really works (kinda)... and much much more

What We're Playing With

Andy: Windows 10 Headlines

• Microsoft Windows 10 installed on 14m devices in first 24 hours
• Windows 10 spying: How to opt out of Microsoft's intrusive terms of use
  • How To Stop Windows 10's Spying Ads
• Researchers Create First Firmware Worm That Attacks Macs
• Hackers Exploit 'Flash' Vulnerability in Yahoo Ads

Audible Book of the Week

• How to Create a Mind: The Secret of Human Thought Revealed by Ray Kurzweil
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Music Break: Hitchin' A Ride by Green Day

More Headlines

• Apple in talks to launch an MVNO in the US and Europe
  • Apple denies that it has discussed or plans to launch an MVNO
• #ILookLikeAnEngineer challenges stereotypes
• Netflix Announces Its New ‘Unlimited’ Maternity And Paternity Leave Program
• America proves too tough for hitchhiking robot after vandals end cross-country trip

The Drill Down Videos of the Week

The Lexus Hoverboard: It's here

The Lexus Hoverboard: The Story

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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 tech consultant Tosin Onafowokan.