The Drill Down
599: Rat Race
On this week’s The Drill Down podcast, Microsoft gains JEDI powers, Google may get FitBit, the facts on HBOMax, Facebook makes news--literally, rats who drive, ...and much, much more.
What We’re Playing With
Dwayne: Owlet Smart Sock Baby Monitor
Tosin: Winix C535 Air Cleaner with PlasmaWave Technology
Headlines
Microsoft beats Amazon for Pentagon's $10 billion cloud computing contract Exclusive: Google owner Alphabet in bid to buy Fitbit Details on HBOMax streaming serviceAudible Book of the Week
The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman Sign up at AudibleTrial.com/TheDrillDownMusic Break: Dirty Laundry by Don Henley
Hot Topics
Facebook Launches News Section to Compensate Publishers Over 250 Facebook employees have signed a letter visible on an internal forum that says letting politicians lie in ads is “a threat” to the company Twitter to stop accepting all political ads on the platform globallyMusic Break: Rat Race by The Specials
Final Word
Racial bias in a medical algorithm favors white patients over sicker black patients Scientists taught rats to drive little rat-sized cars. It could advance human mental health treatmentThe Drill Down Video of the Week
Facebook alters video to make people invisible to facial recognitionSubscribe!
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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.