This week, Batterygate drains Apple, your CPU has an irreparable flaw in it, internet pranks get deadly, are we in for a digital dark age? ... and much more.
What We're Playing With
Andy: Dark; Black Mirror Season 4
Tosin: Bright
Dwayne: R2-D2™ App-Enabled Droid™
Headlines
Kremlin trolls burned across the Internet as Washington debated options A look inside Russia's disinformation campaign Kansas Man Killed In ‘SWATting’ Attack The Logan Paul 'Suicide Forest' Video Should Be a Reckoning For YouTubeAudible Book of the Week
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Hot Topic: Batterygate & Intel flaws
Apple apologizes for iPhone slowdown drama, will offer $29 battery replacements Apple makes lower iPhone battery price effective immediately HTC and Motorola don’t slow down phones with old batteries like Apple does Samsung and LG also confirm they do not slow down phones with older batteries Kernel-memory-leaking Intel processor design flaw forces Linux, Windows redesign Massive chip flaw not limited to Intel Researchers Discover Two Major Flaws in the World’s ComputersMusic Break: Little Dark Age by MGMT
Final Word
Scientists warn we may be creating a 'digital dark age' FDA approves first shock wave device made to heal woundsThe Drill Down Videos 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.
