This week, the Apple/FBI encryption case gets hotter, hundreds of terabytes of storage for billions of years, the next generation of autonomous robots and you don’t have to just ‘like’ us anymore ...All this and more on The Drill Down.

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Andy: Horace and Pete (Louis CK)

Dwayne: Poldark

Headlines

• Samsung (Finally) Debuts Galaxy S7, S7 Edge With Better Cameras — and Waterproofing!
• Facebook Reactions, the Totally Redesigned Like Button, Is Here
• Sharp Agrees to $6.2 Billion Bailout From Foxconn, Nikkei Says

Audible Book of the Week

• Press Start to Play edited by John Joseph Adams
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Music Break: I Like It Like That by Blackout All Stars

Hot Topic: Apple/FBI Encryption scandal

• San Bernardino Officials: Apple ID Password For Terrorist's iPhone Reset At FBI Request
  • Apple Faces U.S. Demand to Unlock 9 More iPhones
  • Apple Executives Say New iPhones Also Vulnerable To 'Back Door' Requested By FBI
  • Bill Gates says he was 'disappointed' by reports he backs FBI in Apple fight
  • FBI director says Apple encryption demand is 'about the victims'
  • Apple CEO Calls On Feds To Drop iPhone Unlock Order
  • 51% of Americans think Apple should unlock San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone, survey says
  • Apple-FBI Fight Asks: Is Code Protected as Free Speech?

Music Break: Bunsen Burner (from Ex Machina) by Ben Salisbury & Geoff Barrow

Final Word

• 'Five-dimensional' glass discs can store data for up to 13.8 billion years

The Drill Down Video of the Week

• Atlas, The Next Generation

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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.

This week, the Feds want Apple to unlock your iPhones, Kanye is broke and calls on Mark Zuckerberg to help, Dr. Dre TV comes to Apple, discrimination for female coders, and... Einstein was right all along!  ...All this and more on The Drill Down.

What We're Playing With

Andy: 11-22-63 on Hulu

Dwayne: Cuisinart CPK-17 Programmable Kettle & Anker PowerCore 10000 Portable Charger

Headlines

• Dr. Dre Filming Apple's First Scripted Television Series
• Kanye West reveals he’s $53mm in debt, asks Mark Zuckerberg for money
• Pandora Is Said to Have Held Talks About Selling Itself
• ASICS buys Runkeeper, eyes running, data, marketing connection

Audible Book of the Week

• 11-22-63 by Stephen King
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Music Break: I Love Kanye by Kanye West

Hot Topics

• Female coders are rated more highly than men—except when people know they’re women
• Judge orders Apple to help unlock iPhone used by Calif. shooter
  • Apple Turns Down FBI Demand For Encryption Key Made Under 1789 Law, Defends 4th Amendment
  • Apple’s Open Letter to Customers - 16 Feb 2016
  • Apple is reportedly giving the Chinese government access to its devices for “security checks”
  • Google’s CEO just sided with Apple in the encryption debate
  • Edward Snowden defends Apple in fight against FBI

Music Break: Upside Down & Inside Out by OK Go

Final Word

• Einstein's gravitational waves 'seen' from black holes

The Drill Down Video of the Week

• Why OK Go Went Facebook-Only With the Debut of Its Buzzy, Zero-Gravity Music Video

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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.

This week, Tosin recaps the best from PAX South 2016, Who won the Super Bowl...online?, Are self-driving car systems legally the driver?, Twitter turns things upside-down, Why does Amazon need brick-and-mortar stores?, What happens when you get squashed between two portals? ...All this and more on The Drill Down.

What We're Playing With

Tosin: PAX South recap

• Epistory: Available now on steam (pc, linux, mac) $12.99
• Zombie Night Terror: Video; Not yet available
• Super Slam Dunk Touchdown: Available on steam ($15) or humble bundle
• VirZOOM: Cost: http://virzoom.com/preorder-now.html
• Road To Ballhalla: Video Coming soon to steam
• The Final Station: Available this summer for Windows (Steam)
• Invisigun Heroes: Video: Kickstarter with 9 days to go
• Enter The Gungeon: Video: Not yet available (ps4/pc/mac/linux)

Headlines

• Feds declare that Google's self-driving car is its own driver
  • Semi-Autonomous Cars Compared! Tesla Model S vs. BMW 750i, Infiniti Q50S, and Mercedes-Benz S65 AMG
• Hashtags In Super Bowl Ads Dropped Slightly To 45% In 2016
  • A Skeptical Review Of CBS' Super Bowl Online Streaming Success

Audible Book of the Week

• The Industries of the Future by Alec Ross
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Music Break: Paperback Writer by The Beatles

Hot Topics

• Twitter To Introduce Algorithmic Timeline
  • Here's how Twitter's new algorithmic timeline is going to work
  • Everything You Need To Know About Twitter's New Timeline Tweaks
• Amazon is reportedly planning to open hundreds of bookstores. Here's why.
• Hackers leak DHS staff directory, claim DOJ is next

Music Break: Cats in the Cradle by Harry Chapin

Final Word

• How To Get Dads To Take Parental Leave? Seeing Other Dads Do It

The Drill Down Videos of the Week

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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.

This week, Another milestone in AI, your smartphone will replace your ATM card, Obama pledges to reboot tech education, everything we know about the new Tesla, ...All this and more on The Drill Down.

What We're Playing With

Andy: Grease! LIVE

Headlines

• In a Huge Breakthrough, Google's AI Beats a Top Player at the Game of Go
• Google parent Alphabet passes Apple market cap at the open
• Android & Apple Pay ATMs coming to Bank of America, Wells Fargo, and Chase this year
• Apple Said Developing Wireless-Charged Phone for as Soon as 2017
• Oral Roberts University Requires Students To Wear Fitbit

Audible Book of the Week

• The Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science by Richard Holmes
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Music Break: Grease (Is The Word) by Jessie J (from Grease! LIVE)

Hot Topics

• Obama seeks $4 billion to reboot tech education
• Everything We Know About Tesla’s Secret Model 3...And Model Y

Music Break: I Feel Fine by Riddlin' Kids

Final Word

• Fine Brothers react when backlash over 'React' videos licensing gets heated
  • 7 of the best reactions from big YouTubers to The Fine Bros "React" meltdown.
  • Fine Bros back down, rescind trademark claim on the word “react”

The Drill Down Video of the Week

• The Paralyzed Can Walk Again With This Super-Light Robotic Exoskeleton

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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.