395: Race Against the Clock

This week, we’re joined by Greg Davies, host of Blendover & Heavy Metal Historian podcasts (and of course the TARDISBlend podcast hosted here at Geeks of Doom) as we discuss a victory for fair use, are cars next for Apple?; Volkswagen's shady emissions code, the future of science in the classroom, 4Chan changes hands, and when is tinkering a crime? All this and much, much more! Podcast [display_podcast]

What We're Playing With

Andy, Dwayne & Tosin: Apple iOS 9

Headlines

• Appeals court strikes a blow for fair use in long-awaited copyright ruling
  • "Happy Birthday" Copyright Ruled to Be Invalid
• Volkswagen admits 11 million diesel cars have sneaky software installed
• Sources: Apple commits to electric car project Titan, with target ship date of 2019
• A once ascendant innovator and product maker, Quirky, files for Bankruptcy.
• 4Chan under new ownership

Audible Book of the Week

• My Inventions: The Autobiography of Nikola Tesla
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Music Break: Clocks by Coldplay

Hot Topic: Texas Student's DIY Clock

• Teen Ahmed Mohamed brings clock to school, gets arrested
  • How student Ahmed Mohamed went from suspected bomb maker to overnight celebrity
  • Nerds Rage Over Ahmed Mohamed's Clock

Music Break: You Dropped a Bomb On Me by The Gap Band

Final Word

• NY Mayor to Announce 10-Year Deadline to Offer Computer Science to All Students

The Drill Down Video of the Week

‘Steve Jobs’ Trailer: “The Plan Will Reveal Itself To You”

First Trailer For ‘The Angry Birds Movie’ Is Here

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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.