This week, The Drill Down co-host emeritus Tom Cheredar joins us as Microsoft gets cozy with creators, AT&T buys Time Warner, the Nintendo Switch, is your webcam part of a botnet?, a self-driving beer truck, Young Lando Calrissian, are aliens talking to us from space? ... and much, much more this week!

What We're Playing With

Andy: Tesla turns profit, Musk says no new capital needed for Model 3

Dwayne: Volkswagen Settlement Calculator. Uber’s self-driving truck company just completed its first shipment: 50,000 cans of Budweiser

Headlines

• This Is Why Half the Internet Shut Down Last Friday
  • Hacked Cameras, DVRs Powered Today’s Massive Internet Outage
• Bad news for Apple: Apple Revenue Decline/ Airpods delayed

Audible Book of the Week

• Time Travel: A History by James Gleick
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Music Break: Eastbound And Down by Jerry Reed

Hot Topic: AT&T buys Time Warner / Microsoft Surface Event 2016

• AT&T Agrees to Buy Time Warner for $85.4 Billion
  • Regulatory Microscope Lies Ahead for AT&T and Time Warner
• The eight biggest announcements from today’s Microsoft event

• What We Now Know About the Nintendo Switch

Music Break: 3005 by Childish Gambino

Final Word

• Donald Glover Cast as Young Lando Calrissian in Upcoming Han Solo Star Wars Stand-Alone Film
• Aliens may have sent a ‘strong message’ from deep in space, scientists claim

The Drill Down Video of the Week

Trailer For Nintendo’s NX Console, Nintendo Switch

Arrival (2016 Film)

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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, Donald Trump is insecure, but Peter Thiel is still supportive. Tesla goes fully autonomous, Netflix takes over Hollywood (and CBS steps up to challenge), and Red Dead Redemption shoots for 2017...and much, much more! 

What We're Playing With

Dwayne: Vitamix Dry Container - I made almond butter

Headlines

• Donald Trump Is Running Some Really Insecure Email Servers
• Facebook chief explains why Peter Thiel is still on the board
• All new Tesla cars now have hardware for ‘full self-driving capabilities’
• Feds Walk Into A Building, Demand Everyone's Fingerprints To Open Phones
  • Forcing suspects to reveal phone passwords is unconstitutional, court says

Audible Book of the Week

• Surviving AI: The Promise and Peril of Artificial Intelligence by Calum Chace
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Music Break: House of Cards by Jeff Beal

Hot Topic: Netflix disrupts Hollywood

• Netflix Is Taking Over Hollywood, and Hollywood Isn’t Thrilled
  • Netflix To Reportedly Offer Offline Viewing Later This Year
  • Netflix shakes off weak subscriber growth and its stock is skyrocketing
• Report: Google will launch a cheap web TV service in 2017, and CBS is already on board
  • CBS boss suggests Apple's TV streaming service is still stalled

Music Break: Triggernometry by Bill Elm & Woody Jackson (from "Red Dead Redemption" score)

Final Word: Red Dead Redemption 2

• New Red Dead Announcement Teased By Rockstar Games
  • Red Dead Redemption 2? Why people have gone crazy over a teasing image
  • Red Dead Redemption 2 officially announced for next year

The Drill Down Video of the Week 'Mass Effect: Andromeda' Director Teases Big Ship & Character Reveal For N7 Day Announcement

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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, Russia hacks US elections, The Samsung Galaxy Note is toast, Amazon  comes to your corner, President Obama sends us to Mars!... and much, much more this week.

What We're Playing With

Dwayne: Vitamix Professional 750 (G Series)

Headlines

• U.S. government officially accuses Russia of hacking campaign to interfere with elections
• Oculus Touch will be available on December 6th for $200
• Mercedes EQ brand to capitalise on EV 'tipping point'

Audible Book of the Week

• Driverless: Intelligent Cars and the Road Ahead by Hod Lipson & Melba Kurman
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Music Break: Burning Down the House by Talking Heads

Hot Topics

Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Timeline:

• 2 September: Samsung issues Voluntary Recall amid Galaxy Note 7 explosions
• 8 September: Airlines ban Galaxy Note 7
• 15 September: US Government mandatory recall
• 09 October: AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, and Verizon halt sales and replacements
• 09 October: Samsung Halts Galaxy Note 7 Production
• 10 October: FAA says “Don’t even turn on the new ones in flight”
• 11 October: Samsung permanently stops Galaxy Note 7 production
• 11 October: Samsung Asks All Global Partners to Stop GxN7 Sales and Exchanges

Amazon Making Disruptive Moves

• Amazon announces Unlimited Music
• Amazon convenience stores

Music Break: Drops of Jupiter by Train

Final Word

• Opinion>> Barack Obama: America will take the giant leap to Mars
  • But is Mars the best planet for Colonization?

The Drill Down Videos of the Week

• GTA VR (ft. Steven Ogg)

• Samsung's Explosion-Proof Note 7 Return Packaging

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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, Google’s new toys, Yahoo let the US read your email, Facebook takes on craigslist, Amazon challenges students to get conversational... and much, much more!

What We're Playing With

Andy, Dwayne & Tosin: HBO’s Westworld / Violent Delights

Headlines

• Yahoo secretly scanned customer emails for U.S. intelligence
• With Its Newest Feature, Facebook Takes on Craigslist
• Amazon’s $2.5M ‘Alexa Prize’ seeks chatbot that can converse intelligently for 20 minutes
  • Samsung acquires Viv, a next-gen AI assistant built by the creators of Apple’s Siri
• Google Translation Breakthroughs
  • How Google Used to Translate: Crowd (22 June 2010)
  • How Google Translates Now: Neural Machine Learning (03 October 2016)

Audible Book of the Week

• The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
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Music Break: Come Talk to Me by Peter Gabriel

Hot Topic: 'Made by Google' event 2016

• These are the features that make Google's new Pixel phones special
• Google’s “Daydream View” VR headset is smartphone-powered VR for $79
• Google WiFi is a router that simplifies whole-home wireless
• Google Chromecast Ultra brings 4K video and HDR support for $69
• Google Home will be cheaper than the Amazon Echo, available in November

Music Break: Tiny Machine by The Darling Buds

Final Word

• Nanoscale Machines Snag the Nobel Prize in Chemistry

The Drill Down Video of the Week

• Google’s Pixel phone event in 10 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 Box product manager Tosin Onafowokan.