523: Datebooking

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
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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

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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.