This week, Apple’s new announcements, the FBI finds another way into Apple encryption, Google says goodbye to robots, an Intel founder passes on, and absolutely no VR porn...All this and more on The Drill Down.

Headlines

• Some key Apple engineers tell NYT they would refuse to undermine iPhone security to help the FBI, or even quit
  • FBI backs off Apple, finds another way into iPhone 5c
• Google Puts Boston Dynamics Up for Sale in Robotics Retreat
• Rumor: Red Dead Redemption 2 Details Leaked, E3 Reveal Planned
• US recorded-music revenues rose slightly in 2015 says RIAA

Audible Book of the Week

• The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
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Music Break: Triggernometry by Bill Elm & Woody Jackson (from "Red Dead Redemption" score)

Hot Topic: Apple March Event 2016

• Everything Apple announced at this week's iPhone SE event
• Everything Apple Announced at its March 2016 Event

Music Break: Computer Talk (Coldplay vs. Kraftwerk) by Party Ben

Final Word

• Silicon Valley legend and former Intel CEO Andy Grove passes away at 79

The Drill Down Videos of the Week

• New Model of Solar System

• Caught for the First Time: The Early Flash of an Exploding Star

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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, GM buys big into driverless cars, Google AI beats a Go grandmaster, Amazon Echo repeats itself, Oculus won’t be on the Mac, Tech encryption vs. the Feds in the news again, and Nike self-lacing shoes are here!...All this and more on The Drill Down.

What We're Playing With

Andy: The Aliens (Channel Four UK), Knee Deep

Tosin: Knee Deep

Dwayne: MPow Bluetooth Selfie Stick & The Little Prince

Headlines

• Amazon adds the $130 Amazon Tap and the $90 Echo Dot to the Echo family
• Oculus Founder: Rift will come to Mac if Apple “ever releases a good computer"
• PlayStation VR Will Arrive in October for $399
• Xbox Live now supports cross-platform multiplayer with PS4
• General Motors Paid Over $1 Billion For Self-Driving Startup Cruise
• Google's DeepMind defeats legendary Go player Lee Se-dol in historic victory
  • AlphaGo's victory means the world is about to change
  • Google’s AI Wins Fifth And Final Game Against Go Genius Lee Sedol

Audible Book of the Week

• Do Zombies Dream of Undead Sheep?: A Neuroscientific View of the Zombie Brain by Timothy Verstynen, Bradley Voytek
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Music Break: Zombie by The Cranberries

Hot Topic: Feds vs. Tech Encryption

• Prosecutors push back against Apple defense in new court filing
  • Apple’s Brief Hits the FBI With a Withering Fact Check
• Justice Department debating how to resolve standoff with WhatsApp over encryption in non-terrorism investigation
• Government Can't Let Smartphones Be `Black Boxes,' Obama Says

Music Break: Get It Together by The GO! Team

Final Words

• Silicon Valley Residents Leave for Greener Grass, Cheaper Housing
• Email pioneer Ray Tomlinson dead at 74

The Drill Down Video of the Week

• Nike will sell actual self-lacing sneakers, just like Back to the Future

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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, Apple/FBI rages on, Google car drives into a bus, the IRS was hacked worse than we thought, 3D printing has your back, a new Phantom follows you around ...All this and more on The Drill Down.

What We're Playing With

Andy: Securifi Almond router

Dwayne: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny (Netflix)

Tosin: Blackbox, Firewatch

Headlines

• Hack Brief: Last Year’s IRS Hack Was Way Worse Than We Realized
• Raspberry Pi 3 with 64-bit quad-core SoC, built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth announced for $35
• Sony's next big PS4 update brings Remote Play to PC and Mac
• Google self-driving car crashes into a bus (update: statement)
• Violence in the West Bank after Waze led Israeli soldiers into Palestinian danger zone
• Samsung wins appeal in patent dispute with Apple

Audible Book of the Week

• Dark Territory: The Secret History of Cyber War by Fred Kaplan
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Music Break: Airbag by Radiohead

Hot Topic: Apple/FBI

• Apple Is Said to Be Trying to Make It Harder to Hack iPhones
• FBI Director Comey Admits ‘Mistake Made’ in Changing Apple Password
• Apple Files Motion To Dismiss The Court Order To Force It To Unlock iPhone, Citing Free Speech Rights
• Alphabet, Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter in Support of Apple
• Brooklyn federal judge rules in drug case that government can't use All Writs Act to force Apple to unlock iPhones
• FBI Director Comey Admits ‘Mistake Made’ in Changing Apple Password
• Here Are the Most Interesting Things Apple and the FBI Said About Encryption

Music Break: Get Back by The Beatles

Final Word

• Man has 3D-printed vertebrae implanted in world-first surgery

The Drill Down Video of the Week

• DJI's revolutionary Phantom 4 drone can dodge obstacles and track humans

• The hardwired Internet:Visualized

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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.