517: AI Carumba!

This week, Uber takes you to the doctor, Twitter bookmarks, it’s US vs China for AI supremacy, nanobots fight cancer... and much, much more. 

What We're Playing With

Andy: Mute on Netflix

Dwayne: Nintendo Switch

Headlines

• Uber launches Uber Health, a B2B ride-hailing platform for healthcare
• Twitter finally gives us an official way to bookmark tweets
• Washington becomes 1st state to approve net-neutrality rules

Audible Book of the Week

• A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
• Sign up at AudibleTrial.com/TheDrillDown

Music Break: Flower of the Universe by Sade

Hot Topic: AI Wars

• The New Arms Race in AI
• New Report on Emerging AI Risks Paints a Grim Future

Music Break: I Can See Clearly Now by Johnny Nash

Final Word: Nanobiotech

• "Nanodrops" That Repair Corneas May Ultimately Replace Glasses
• Nanobots kill off cancerous tumours as fiction becomes reality

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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.