This week, a tragic shooting at an esports tournament, President Trump says Google is rigged to make him look bad, Tesla stays public, 3D guns, killer robots, ... and much, much more. 

What We’re Playing With

Andy: Prey

Dwayne: NETGEAR Nighthawk S8000 Gaming & Streaming Advanced 8-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switch

Tosin: Overcooked 2

Headlines

• Tesla sinks after Elon Musk says the company will stay public
• Trump: Facebook, Twitter, Google are 'treading on very, very troubled territory and they have to be careful'
• Amazon hired an army of employees to say nice things about it on Twitter, and it shows how big its reputation problem has gotten

Audible Book of the Week

• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone By JK Rowling
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Music Break: A Window to the Past from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by John Williams

Hot Topics

• Shooting at 'Madden NFL 19' Tournament Live Stream Leaves Multiple Fatalities
  • Jacksonville shooting suspect identified as David Katz, gamer who had lost in Madden NFL tournament
• Plans on making untraceable 3D guns can't be posted online
  • Owner of 3D-printed guns company says he's selling instructions despite court order

Music Break: Hyper by DJ Spoiler

Final Word

• Study: Many teens - and parents - feel tethered to phones
• Experts assemble for UN-hosted meeting on 'killer robots'

The Drill Down Videos of the Week

• Cyberpunk 2077 Gameplay Reveal — 48-minute walkthrough

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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 Vudu product manager Tosin Onafowokan.

This week, half the country fights back for net neutrality, more political meddling on Facebook, Twitter & Microsoft, ads coming to Netflix?, ... and much, much more.

What We're Playing With

Andy: Apple iPad (6th generation) with Apple Pencil

Dwayne: SONOS PLAYBASE

Tosin: Instant Pot DUO 6 QT 7-IN-1

Headlines

• Twenty-two states ask U.S. appeals court to reinstate 'net neutrality' rules
  • Verizon throttled fire department’s “unlimited” data during Calif. wildfire

Audible Book of the Week

• On Intelligence by Jeff Hawkins (and Sandra Blakeslee)
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Music Break: Two Tribes by  Frankie Goes to Hollywood

Headlines

• Facebook is contesting DOJ’s demand to make end-to-end encrypted Messenger voice conversations available for wiretapping in a case against MS-13 gang
• Facebook and Twitter remove hundreds of accounts linked to Iranian and Russian political meddling
• Microsoft says it has found a Russian operation targeting U.S. political institutions
  • DNC calls FBI after appearing to thwart hack of its voter database

Music Break: Big Yellow Taxi  by Joni Mitchell

Final Word

• Netflix tests out ads for other shows in between episodes

The Drill Down Videos of the Week

• Hard-Hitting Nature Valley Ad Shows The Terrifying Side Of Kids Addicted To Technology

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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 Vudu product manager Tosin Onafowokan.

This week, updates on Tesla, Alex Jones, is Google tracking your location--even when you don’t want it to? New Academy Awards rules, ... and much, much more.

Headlines

• The next step for Tesla and Elon Musk is a formal takeover proposal — here's what it could look like
  • Tesla Is Said to Be Subpoenaed by S.E.C. Over Elon Musk Tweet
  • Rapper Azealia Banks claims she was at Elon Musk's house over the weekend as he was 'scrounging for investors'
• Twitter suspends Infowars host Alex Jones' ability to tweet
  • Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey defends decision to just give Infowars' Alex Jones a timeout
  • Jack Dorsey says he’s rethinking the core of how Twitter works

Audible Book of the Week

• The World in a Grain by Vince Beiser
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Music Break: I Will Follow Him by Little Peggy March

More Headlines

• AP Exclusive: Google tracks your movements, like it or not

Final Word

• The Academy Just Announced Big Changes to The Oscars
  • Is an Oscar for best popular film a good idea? Let's do the math

The Drill Down Videos of the Week

• The Rogue Tesla Mechanic Resurrecting Salvaged Cars

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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 Vudu product manager Tosin Onafowokan.

This week, Apple hits one Trillion, 3D printing challenges the 1st and 2nd Amendment, The FCC owns up to fake news, will Tesla go private?, ... and much, much more. 

Headlines

• Facebook, Apple, YouTube and Spotify ban Infowars' Alex Jones
• FCC admits it was never actually hacked
• Apple becomes first U.S. company to reach $1 trillion market cap
  • Apple is worth $1 trillion because of Tim Cook
• Tesla suspends shares after Elon Musk tweets he wants to take the carmaker private

Audible Book of the Week

• Beautiful You by Chuck Palahniuk
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Music Break: Good Vibrations by Beach Boys

Hot Topic: 3D Printed Guns

• The Battle Over 3D-Printed Guns Is Getting Serious
• The fight over 3D-printed gun plans has nothing to do with the Second Amendment
• Judge Blocks Attempt to Post Blueprints for 3-D Guns
• How 3D guns became a free speech issue
• Man behind 3D printed gun designs says 'social costs' necessary to protect Second Amendment

Music Break: Make Way for Tomorrow Today (from "Iron Man 2") by Richard M. Sherman

Final Word: Peak Streaming

• Alibaba, Hollywood Studios Are Among Those Pouring $1 Billion Into a Mobile-Video Startup
• MCU Films Will Leave Netflix For Disney’s Streaming Service

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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 Vudu product manager Tosin Onafowokan.

This week, Disney votes to buy Fox, is Amazon’s facial recognition racist?, a big loss for Facebook, is Moviepass dead?, robot Segways, ... and much, much more.

What We’re Playing With:

Dwayne: Feiyen Outlet Wall Mount Hanger Holder Stand Only For Amazon Echo Dot 2nd Generation

Tosin: Empire Strikes Back with SF Symphony

Headlines

• Apple sold 41.3 million iPhones during June quarter
• Amazon’s Rekognition messes up, matches 28 lawmakers to mugshots
• Disney, 21st Century Fox Shareholders Vote to Approve $71.3 Billion Merger
  • Here's a List of Some Non-Marvel Properties That Disney Will Get From Fox

Audible Book of the Week

• Becoming Facebook: The 10 Challenges That Defined the Company That's Disrupting the World by Mike Hoefflinger
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Music Break: The Duel (from 'The Empire Strikes Back') by John Williams

Hot Topic: Fixing Facebook

• After Facebook Stock Plunge, Mark Zuckerberg Worth Less Than Warren Buffett
  • Facebook Shares Drop Again. Zuckerberg Loses Another $660 Million
  • Facebook’s erosion problem: Digital consumption share is dropping as other platforms gain
  • Why Facebook's Core Business Needs to Start Executing Like Instagram
• Alex Jones hit by 30-day Facebook suspension for bullying and hate speech
• Facebook Identifies an Active Political Influence Campaign Using Fake Accounts

Music Break: Everyone's Gone to the Movies by Steely Dan

Final Word: Decline of Moviepass

• The MoviePass outage was caused by the company temporarily running out of money, and it borrowed $5 million in cash to turn the service back on
  • MoviePass blocking users from watching Mission: Impossible 6 this weekend
  • MoviePass is raising its price and cutting access to blockbusters

The Drill Down Video of the Week

• Turing Video and Segway Robotics Introduce Intelligent, Affordable Security Robot NIMBO

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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 Vudu product manager Tosin Onafowokan.