On this week’s The Drill Down podcast, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks out on freedom of speech and gets grilled in Congress, has Google achieved “quantum supremacy”?, a real working invisibility cloak, women walking in space, ...and much, much more.

What We’re Playing With

Dwayne: Elvie

Tosin: raise3d pro2

Andy: Watchmen on HBO

Headlines

• Google confirms ‘quantum supremacy’ breakthrough

• WeWork's had a terrible month, and now the company may be getting bailed out by SoftBank — here's everything that has happened since the embattled company filed to go public

Audible Book of the Week

• The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science by J. Kenji Lopez-Alt
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Music Break: Cosmic Girl by Jamiroquai

Hot Topics

• Defiant Zuckerberg Says Facebook Won’t Police Political Speech
  • Mark Zuckerberg doubles down on free speech
  • Mark Zuckerberg took on China in a speech defending free expression
  • The Internet and the Third Estate
• Congress isn’t buying Mark Zuckerberg’s pitch for Libra
  • AOC Blasts Mark Zuckerberg in Testy House Hearing

Music Break: I'm Looking Through You  by The Beatles

Final Word

• NASA’s all-female spacewalk makes history: ‘One giant leap for WOMANkind!’

The Drill Down Video of the Week

• A Canadian company has developed a bloody full blown invisibility shield

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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.

On this week’s The Drill Down podcast, Google unveils new Pixel, Nest & Stadia products, Facebook launches its cryptocurrency without some major players, Apple & Hong Kong, Fortnite gets sucked into a black hole, ...and much, much more.

What We’re Playing With

Dwayne: iPhone 11 Pro (addendum)

Tosin: Star Wars D-O Interactive Droid (Target Exclusive)

Andy: Gemini Man in IMAX 3D+ in HFR

Headlines

• Visa, Mastercard, Stripe, and eBay all quit Facebook’s Libra in one day
  • Facebook and partners move forward with Libra cryptocurrency after string of exits
• Apple removes app used in Hong Kong protests after pressure from China
  • Tim Cook’s Company-Wide Memo on HKmap.live Doesn’t Add Up
• Apple Safari browser sends some user IP addresses to Chinese conglomerate Tencent by default
  • Here's Apple's statement on Safari Fraudulent Website Warning and Tencent

Audible Book of the Week

• Mindf*ck: Cambridge Analytica and the Plot to Break America by Christopher Wylie
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Music Break: Chinese Democracy by Guns n' Roses

Hot Topic: Google Pixel Event 2019

• The biggest announcements from Google’s 2019 Pixel event
  • Pixel 4 Cameras
  • Nest WiFi
  • Nest Mini
  • Pixelbook Go
  • Pixel Buds
  • Stadia
• Google Pixel 4 event in 10 minutes

Music Break: Supermassive Black Hole  by Muse

Final Word

• The entire Fortnite ecosystem has been sucked into a virtual black hole, and the game is down

The Drill Down Video of the Week

• Fortnite "THE END" Full Live ROCKET Event

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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.

On this week’s The Drill Down podcast, technology meddles in global politics, new platforms for Apple & Instagram, Facebook’s cash loses support, the Playstation 5, ...and much, much more. 

What We’re Playing With

Dwayne & Andy: Using the iPhone 11

Headlines

• Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency loses backing from PayPal
• Instagram launches Threads, a Close Friends chat app with auto-status
• Apple releases macOS Catalina
  • What's new in Catalina

Audible Book of the Week

• The Order of Time by Carlo Rovelli
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Music Break: Clocks by Coldplay

Hot Topics

• US, UK & Australia pressure Facebook to halt end-to-end encryption plans
• Microsoft says Iranian hacking group targeted a 2020 US presidential candidate
• U.S. Blacklists Eight Chinese Tech Companies on Rights Violations
• Blizzard Bans Gamer, Rescinds Money, on Hong Kong Protest Support
  • Blizzard Employees Staged a Walkout to Protest Ban of Pro-Hong Kong Gamer

Music Break: Fly Away by Lenny Kravitz

Final Word

• Exclusive: A Deeper Look at the PlayStation 5

The Drill Down Video of the Week

• Meet Alice, the battery-powered plane that could herald the age of electric air travel
• Are Electric Planes Possible?

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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.

On this week’s The Drill Down podcast, Net Neutrality loses in the nation, but all hope may not be lost, Mark Zuckerberg becomes a bit more transparent than he expected, what Amazon Go means for the world, and new gadgets from Microsoft...and much, much more. 

What We’re Playing With

Dwayne: OCOMMO 2 in 1 Qi Wireless Charging Station for Apple Watch and iPhone XS 

Andy: Tesla's 'biggest-ever' software update: V10 brings Smart Summon, Netflix, YouTube

Headlines

• All Hands On Deck
• Court upholds repeal of Net Neutrality, but rejects FCC attempt to block state laws.

Audible Book of the Week

• Hello World by Hannah Fry
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Music Break: Two Sides by Tobu & Axero

Hot Topic: Microsoft Surface Event 2019

• Here's everything Microsoft announced at its Surface event
  • Surface Laptop 3
  • Surface Pro 7
  • Surface Pro X
  • Surface Earbuds
  • Surface Neo
  • Windows 10X
  • Surface Duo

Music Break: Been Caught Stealing  by Jane's Addiction

Final Word

• Amazon Go, goes mainstream. (What are the implications for the future of work?)
  • We tried to pay $1 in cash for a soda at Amazon’s cashier-less convenience store of the future, and it took way longer than expected
  • An NBA arena is opening an Amazon Go-style store where fans can grab beer and food in under 30 seconds — and never wait in line
  • Trigo raises $22M for an automated grocery check-out platform, similar to Amazon Go

The Drill Down Video of the Week

• Microsoft Surface 2019 event in under 11 minutes

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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.