461: Explosions, Car Wrecks & The Presidency

This week, The Drill Down co-host emeritus Tom Cheredar joins us to discuss  President Trump’s first week as it affects the tech world, is this the end of Net Neutrality, the final word on the Samsung Note 7 and the Tesla crash, Sprint buys into TIDAL, and much, much more.

What We're Playing With

Dwayne: Pebble 2, Instant Pot

Tom: Echo’s new trigger warning? (O, I mean trigger word. Word.).

Headlines

• Twitter Apologizes for Making People Follow Donald Trump Against Their Will
• Trump is reportedly still using his unsecured Android phone
• Trump’s new FCC chief is Ajit Pai, and he wants to destroy net neutrality

Audible Book of the Week

• Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (Dramatized) by George Lucas
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Music Break: Parade of the Ewoks by John Williams

Hot Topics

• NHTSA’s full final investigation into Tesla’s Autopilot shows 40% crash rate reduction
• Samsung answers burning Note 7 questions, vows better batteries
• Sprint Purchases 33 Percent Stake in Tidal
• Google Home now works with Belkin WeMo and Honeywell smart devices
  • Westworld is full of sex and violence, but the show’s Google Home bot won’t talk about it

Music Break: Luke and Leia by John Williams

Final Word

• Episode VIII Official Title Is ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’

The Drill Down Video of the Week

The Last Padawan (fan film)

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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 product manager Tosin Onafowokan.