This week, US border guards may demand your passwords, Apple’s first TV show, Yahoo gets a markdown, PewdiePie gets canned, robot bees save the environment, and more.
What We're Playing With
Andy: Legion
Tosin: iMessage GamePigeon
Dwayne: Norse Mythology By Neil Gaiman ; 2016 Lexus RX 350
Headlines
U.S. proposal to collect travelers' passwords alarms privacy experts NASA scientist detained at US border until he unlocks his phone Matt Mitchell Is Arming Underserved Communities With Anti-Surveillance Tools MIT develops a speech recognition chip that uses a fraction of the power of existing technologiesAudible Book of the Week
It Can't Happen Here by Sinclair Lewis Sign up at AudibleTrial.com/TheDrillDownMusic Break: The Hunt (from 'Planet of the Apes') by Jerry Goldsmith
Hot Topic
Verizon is close to negotiating a new deal with Yahoo for about $250M Apple's First TV Show Looks Like a Cry for Help PewDiePie loses Disney deal as a result of anti-Semitic imagery YouTube cancels PewDiePie's original series following Nazi controversyMusic Break: Honey to the Bee by Billie Piper
Final Word
Pollution Has Worked Its Way Down To The World's Deepest Waters Robot bees: Plans for artificial pollinatorsThe 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 product manager Tosin Onafowokan.
