This week, we review Black Panther and ‘Afrofuturism’, the Parkland, FL school shooting victims take their anger to Twitter, US charges Russia with election interference, FCC’s chairman is under investigation, North Korea’s hacker army, Using CG to mimic real celebrities without their permission... and much, much more. 

What We're Playing With

Andy, Dwayne & Tosin: Black Panther (and ‘Afrofuturism’)

Headlines

• F.C.C. Watchdog Looks Into Changes That Benefited Sinclair
• Special counsel Mueller: Russians conducted 'information warfare' against US to help Trump win
  • Ex-Workers at Russian Troll Factory Say Mueller Indictments Are True
  • Fact-Checking a Facebook Executive’s Comments on Russian Interference

Audible Book of the Week

• Area X: The Southern Reach Trilogy by Jeff VanderMeer
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Music Break: Ancestral Plane from 'Black Panther' by Ludwig Göransson

Hot Topic

• The Righteous Anger of the Parkland Shooting’s Teen Survivors

Music Break: Wakanda from 'Black Panther' by Ludwig Göransson

Final Word: Korean Tech

• THE TOOLSET OF AN ELITE NORTH KOREAN HACKER GROUP ON THE RISE
• South Korean Cryptocurrency Regulator Found Dead at Home

The Drill Down Video of the Week: Deepfakes

• Alec Baldwin as Donald Trump becomes...Donald Trump as Donald Trump

• A guide to 'deepfakes,' the internet's latest moral crisis
• AI-Assisted Fake Porn Is Here and We’re All Fucked
• Looker (1981) Michael Crichton predicts ‘deepfakes’ technology

• • The Congress (2013) explores replacing actors with CG

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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, Amazon wants to undercut UPS, Facebook uses tech to guess your social class, Google comes back to Nest, the most complex drone display ever, robots that open doors, ... and much, much more.

Headlines

• Thousands of UK, US sites hijacked by hidden crypto-mining code
• Facebook patents tech to determine social class
• Tesla Lawyers Step In To Clarify Confusing Elon Musk Statement During Earnings Call

Audible Book of the Week

• The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
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Music Break: Signed, Sealed, Delivered by Stevie Wonder

Hot Topic

• Uber Agrees to Pay Waymo $245 Million Equity to Settle Suit
• Amazon is launching a package-delivery service to compete with FedEx and UPS
• Google and Nest reunite in push to add AI to every gadget

Music Break: Let My Love Open the Door by Pete Townshend

Final Word

• Internet activist, Grateful Dead lyricist John Barlow dies at 70

The Drill Down Videos of the Week

• Inside the Olympics Opening Ceremony World-Record Drone Show

• Hey Buddy, Can You Give Me a Hand?

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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, Elon Musk sends a Tesla into space and Tesla turns Australian homes into power generators,  Life beyond the iPhone for Apple, Orwellian proposals from Amazon & Uber ... and much, much more.

What We're Playing With Andy: The Cloverfield Paradox

• Netflix Stuns With Surprise Cloverfield Paradox Super Bowl Release
• ‘God Particle’ Writer Oren Uziel on How the Film Became a Cloverfield Movie

Tosin: Altered Carbon

Headlines

• SpaceX successfully launches the Falcon Heavy, as it sends a Tesla on a path near Mars
• Tesla signs deal with Australia to turn 50,000 homes into power generators at no cost to residents

Audible Book of the Week

• Trial of Kings by Phil Tucker
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Music Break: Starman by David Bowie

Hot Topic

• How Apps, Music and More Can Buoy Apple Beyond the iPhone
• Apple Music on Track to Overtake Spotify in U.S. Subscribers
• Apple delivers unfinished products the first time around. Because they can.

Music Break: Space Oddity by David Bowie

Final Word: Orwellian Proposals

• Amazon files patents for wristbands that track workers
• Uber Wants to Make It Illegal to Operate Your Own Self-Driving Car in Cities

The Drill Down Video of the Week

• Falcon Heavy launch

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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, US military betrayed by a fitness app, US immigration tracks your license plates, the fight for Net Neutrality continues, our interview with Wehe app developer David Choffnes, Tesla flamethrowers?  ... and much, much more.

What We're Playing With

Andy: HQ - Live Trivia Game Show; Akaso EK7000 action camera Tosin: Tesla Model 3

Headlines

• Fitness tracking app Strava gives away location of secret US army bases
• Exclusive: ICE is about to start tracking license plates across the US
• Elon Musk's Boring Company is now selling flamethrowers
• Apple's market value drops $46 billion in a week on fears of plunging iPhone X demand

Audible Book of the Week

• Altered Carbon by Richard K. Morgan
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Music Break: Rebirthing by Skillet

Hot Topic: Net Neutrality Fights Back

• California Senate defies FCC, approves net neutrality law
• Pa. Could Be the Next State to Force Net Neutrality by Executive Order
• Interview with Wehe developer Prof. David Choffnes

Music Break: Life in the Fast Lane by The Eagles

Final Word

• Amazon, Chase, and Berkshire Hathaway partner up to disrupt health care

The Drill Down Videos of the Week

• Net neutrality activist ‘throttles’ street traffic outside FCC building

• Tesla Model 3 Long Range Review: So close to perfect

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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.