448: Bad Hombres

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.