The Drill Down 568: Putting the Y in S☰XY

This week, social media contends with the tragic shooting in New Zealand, Google’s sued for billions and also launches a gaming service, new toys from Apple & Tesla,... and much more.

What We’re Playing With Andy: sous vide’ing sourdough starter Dwayne: Xycel Powerline, Apple Watch EKG daily.

Headlines

• Facebook, YouTube and Twitter struggle to deal with New Zealand shooting video
  • Inside YouTube’s struggles to shut down video of the New Zealand shooting — and the humans who outsmarted its systems
• Facebook Halts Ad Targeting Cited in Bias Complaints

Audible Book of the Week

• The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North
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Music Break: Why by Annie Lennox

Hot Topics

• EU regulators hit Google with $1.7 billion fine for blocking ad rivals
• Google unveils Stadia cloud gaming service, launches in 2019
• Instagram will now let you buy products directly inside the app
• Apple launches new iPad Air and iPad mini
  • Apple Updates iMac Lineup
  • New Apple AirPods now available: H1 chip, wireless charging case, hands-free Hey Siri

Music Break: 2000 Light Years From Home  by The Rolling Stones

Final Word

• Tesla Model Y Revealed; Set To Go On Sale In Late-2020
  • Elon Musk Snuck a Teaser of the Tesla Truck into the Model Y

The Drill Down Videos of the Week

• • Tesla Model Y Unveil in 8 minutes

• • Google's Stadia Announcement at GDC 2019 in Under 14 Minutes

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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 Vudu product manager Tosin Onafowokan.