This week, Tesla unveils an electric, autonomous semi-truck, and version 2.0 of the Tesla Roadster. We break down Tesla's impact on commerce and  transportation, and much more!

What We're Playing With

Andy: Rise of the Tomb Raider

Tosin: iPhone X, Xbox One X, Fitbit Charge 2

Dwayne: Echo Plus and Whole Foods:Union Station

Headlines: Tesla Semi

• This is the Tesla semi truck
  • Everything You Need to Know About Tesla's New Electric Semi Truck
    • This ex-trucker has some questions about the Tesla Semi
• One More thing
  • Tesla unveils the new Roadster
    • TESLA’S NEW SECOND-GENERATION ROADSTER WILL BE THE FASTEST PRODUCTION CAR EVER MADE
  • Can they pull this off?
    • Forget the Roadster and the Semi — Tesla’s fate still hinges on the Model 3
    • Bold move a good move
      • Tesla is seemingly taking a big risk with the Semi and new Roadster — but it just might work
    • Some call it a distraction
      • Tesla is getting dangerously distracted
    • SUPERB Early Adoption
      • (Walmart will test Tesla Semi trucks for transporting merchandise
      • One of Tesla's first Semi truck buyers is a Canadian grocery chain

Audible Book of the Week

• The Rise, the Fall, and the Resurgence of the Electric Car By John Fialka
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Music Break: Truckin' by Grateful Dead

• Tesla faces a fight on electric trucks from engine maker Cummins

Music Break: East Bound and Down by Jerry Reed

The Drill Down Video of the Week

• Verge Supercut: Tesla Unveils Semi Truck and Roadster

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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, iPhone glitches, trouble at Tesla, the end of Net neutrality by Christmas, and The Drill Down’s annual holiday gift guide. The holiday season is coming up and The Drill Down would like you to be ready for it. So as we do every year around this time, we’ve prepared a list of what we consider the perfect gifts to give... and get this holiday. So before you stand around for hours this Black Friday, spend some time with us.

Headlines

• Apple
  • iPhone X Issues Till Date: Green Line, Frozen Screen, ItoA And More
  • Apple Watch will soon connect with your gym equipment to more accurately track how you work out
• Tesla
  • Bernstein analyst finds Tesla Model 3’s fit and finish ‘relatively poor’ after test drive
  • Tesla Is a ‘Hotbed for Racist Behavior,’ Worker Claims in Suit
• FCC Plans December Vote to Kill Net Neutrality Rules
• Firefox Quantum arrives with faster browser engine, major visual overhaul, and Google as default search engine

Audible Book of the Week

• Artemis by Andy Weir
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• “The Egg” by Andy Weir

Music Break: Black Friday by Steely Dan

Let’s start off by saying what NOT to buy: Battlefront II

• Early reviews are not great
• Developer DICE says they are saddented
• Don’t disappoint your holiday loved ones - stay away until there’s an update to fix these issues
• Star Wars game in U-turn after player anger
• Star Wars Battlefront II game faces further backlash
• Battlefront II Review

1: Big Ticket | 2: Smart Home | 3: Video Game | 4: Freestyle | 5: Media

Dwayne:

1. iPad Pro 9.7” ($425 -128GB) or 10.5” ($620 - 64GB)
2. Sonos One ($200)
3. Nintendo Switch ($300) - Zelda Breath of the Wild
4. Automatic Pro Gold ($130)
5. Firefly Complete Series: 15th Anniversary ($20)

Tosin:

1. LG OLED TV
   1. LG Electronics OLED65B6P Flat 65-Inch 4K Ultra HD Smart OLED TV (2016 Model) - $2,700
   2. LG Electronics OLED65C7P 65-Inch 4K Ultra HD Smart OLED TV (2017 Model) - $2,700
2. Sous Vide (Andy uses Anova ($200), Dwayne uses Joule ($180) - both sound great)   + Sous Vide at Home Book ($25) + Sous Vide Bags Kit ($24)
3. Nintendo Switch ($300) - Mario Odyssey ($60) & Zelda Breath of the Wild
4. Tire air compressor pump ($40)
5. Think tank photo perception bag + Capture camera clip + suite

Andrew:

1. iPhone X ($1099)
2. Home Digital Assistant (Google Home ($130) or Amazon Echo ($100))
3. Nintendo Switch ($300)
4. Phaiser BHS-730 Bluetooth Headphones  ($35)
5. Westworld Season One: The Maze ($100 - 4k & $30 - 1080p)

Favorites:

• ANDY: Movies Anywhere
• DWAYNE: Streaming Devices (Apple TV 4K/ Roku/Amazon Fire TV 4K)
• TOSIN: Donate to a charity on behalf of a friend

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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 Drill Down celebrates our 500th episode! Andy, Dwayne, & Tosin reminiscence over the past ten years in tech and social media-- since July 2007-- with original TDD co-hosts Reg Saddler & Muhammad Saleem, and past co-hosts Lidija Davis, Tom Cheredar, Devindra Hardawar and Christopher Burnor!

Discussed:

• Facebook admits to nearly as many fake or clone accounts as the U.S. population
• Two popular conservative Twitter personalities were just outed as Russian trolls

Audible Book of the Week

• Soonish by Kelly Weinersmith & Zach Weinersmith
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The Drill Down Video of the Week

• FLASHBACK: The Drill Down 108: LIVE From Blogworld Expo 2009

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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, Social media comes before congress, tech finds fake fish, what jobs will be hot in the next 5 years, in-depth look at the Tesla 3, do chimps possess imagination?,  and much more. 

What We're Playing With

Andy & Dwayne: Stranger Things 2

Tosin: Oxenfree, Pixel XL 2

Headlines

• Why Nerds and Nurses Are Taking Over the U.S. Economy
• Fish Fraud’ Is Rampant. Here’s How to Fix It

Audible Book of the Week

• The White Song: Chronicles of the Black Gate, Book 5 by Phil Tucker
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Music Break: From Russia With Love by Matt Munro

Hot Topic: Social Media on Trial

• Twitter is banning all ads from Russian news agencies RT and Sputnik effective immediately
  • Twitter Offered RT 15% Of Its Total Share Of US Elections Advertising
• 5 things we learned when Facebook, Google and Twitter testified to Congress about Russia’s election meddling
  • Trump and Clinton spent $81M on US election Facebook ads, Russian agency $46K
  • Facebook: preventing abuse will cut into future profits
  • Representatives From Facebook, Twitter And Google Testify About Russia's Election Influence
• Forget Washington. Facebook’s Problems Abroad Are Far More Disturbing

Music Break: Monkey Man by The Maytals

Final Word

• Chimp "Girls" Play With "Dolls" Too—First Wild Evidence

The Drill Down Videos of the Week

• First In-Depth look at the Tesla Model 3

• It's Mueller Time! Trump Administration Season Ending

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