This week, Amazon may rise from the ashes of old Radio Shack brick & mortars, Apple’s plans to resurrect Beats, FCC wants to give citizens faster broadband & net neutrality, Is Google getting into ride-sharing, Uber gets into driverless cars, how women are rising above Silicon Valley "bro-culture", and The Pirate Bay rises again. All this and much much more on The Drill Down.
What We're Playing With
Andy: Raspberry Pi 2 on sale; Super Bowl Ads
Dwayne: Luna mattress cover
Tosin: Super Slam Dunk Touchdown (by Tipping Goat), Speed Runners, Boss Monster
Headlines
Microsoft Office finally comes to Android tablets Amazon in Talks to Buy Some of RadioShack's Stores Dear RadioShack, This Is Why We Adored You. Apple’s plans for Beats-based music service revealedAudible Book of the Week
The Internet Is Not the Answer by Andrew Keen Sign up at AudibleTrial.com/TheDrillDownMusic Break: Deeper Understanding by Kate Bush
Hot Topics
FCC Redefines Broadband in Net Neutrality Prelude FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler: This Is How We Will Ensure Net Neutrality Google Is Developing Its Own Uber Competitor Sources: Report of Google's plan for Uber rival overblown; app is only internal tool for carpooling Uber Opening Robotics Research Facility In Pittsburgh To Build Self-Driving Cars What Silicon Valley Thinks of Women What (Some) Silicon Valley Women Think Of NewsweekMusic Break: Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You) by Kelly Clarkson
Final Word
The Pirate Bay Is Back Online!The Drill Down Video of the Week
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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 Box tech consultant Tosin Onafowokan. Occasionally joining them is Startup Digest CTO Christopher Burnor.
