The Drill Down
581: Paranoid About Androids
On this week’s The Drill Down podcast, Andrew goes to the edge of the galaxy, leaked Radiohead tracks, Facebook’s Zuckerbucks, counterfeits & fakes, robots are taking your jobs & fighting back, and much, much more.
What We’re Playing With
Andy: Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge
You can’t wear Star Wars costumes in Galaxy’s Edge — not even the ones on sale
Headlines
The Ambitious Plan Behind Facebook’s Cryptocurrency, Libra Facebook's New Libra Coin: How Does It Work, and Should You Buy It? Radiohead Release 18 Hours of ‘OK Computer’ Material After LeakAudible Book of the Week
To Pixar and Beyond by Lawrence Levy Sign up at AudibleTrial.com/TheDrillDownMusic Break: Paranoid Android by Radiohead
Hot Topics
Millions Of Jobs Have Been Lost To Automation. Economists Weigh In On What To Do About It States Where Jobs Are Most Vulnerable to Automation By 2025, machines will do more work than humans, a new report says Bodies in Seats [Interviews with 12 former Facebook content moderators from Tampa, three on the record, where working conditions are appalling and many experience PTSD]Music Break: Everything in its Right Place by Radiohead
Final Word: Counterfeits & Fakes
Congress grapples with how to regulate deepfakes New software designed to help media detect deepfakes – but it's just a "drop in the bucket" Lyrics Site Accuses Google of Lifting Its ContentThe Drill Down Video of the Week
TRUCKLA: The world's first Tesla pickup truck Boston Dynamics: New Robots Now Fight BackSubscribe!
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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.