The Drill Down
584: Appreciating Assets
On this week’s The Drill Down podcast, the FBI & Immigration are using our DMV records for facial recognition, new changes to Facebook & Instagram, we find out where your precious Friends are going, Tesla news, a lighter Switch, and much more.
What We’re Playing With
Dwayne: Solar-powered Mason Jar Lights
Tosin: FoodSaver 2-in-1 Vacuum Sealing System
Headlines
Facebook will ban ads that tell people in U.S. not to vote Instagram will let you know if you're about to post a hurtful comment IBM closes its $34 billion acquisition of Red Hat AT&T's WarnerMedia reveals the name, HBO Max, for its streaming service coming next spring with 10K hours of programming, including exclusive rights to FriendsAudible Book of the Week
The Radioactive Boy Scout by Ken Silverstein Sign up at AudibleTrial.com/TheDrillDownMusic Break: Radioactive by Imagine Dragons
Hot Topics
FBI, ICE find state driver’s license photos are a gold mine for facial-recognition searches Elon Musk: Tesla will stop selling cars [Update: at consumer pricing] once full self-driving is solved - Electrek “Close to 10%” of Autopilot software team reportedly departs after shakeup No refresh. The cars will receive incremental hardware updates. Elon Musk is currently the auto industry’s most tenured CEO 2013 Tesla Model S Beats Chevy, Toyota, and Cadillac for Ultimate Car of the Year HonorsMusic Break: Come and Get It by Badfinger
Final Word
H. Ross Perot, Tech Billionaire And Populist Politician, Dies Age 89 Nintendo Switch Lite is a smaller, cheaper Switch built exclusively for handheld playSubscribe!
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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.