This week, Does President Trump have a beef with Jeff Bezos? Amazon sells your face to law enforcement, Elon Musk drives journalists & reviewers crazy, a parrot who uses Amazon Echo... and much, much more.
What We're Playing With
Andy: Lost Spirits distillery tour; 2001: A Space Odyssey
Dwayne: HALO Bassinest Swivel Sleeper - Premiere Series Bassinet
Headlines
Trump personally pushed postmaster general to double rates on AmazonAudible Book of the Week
Messing with the Enemy: Surviving in a Social Media World of Hackers, Terrorists, Russians, and Fake News by Clint Watts Sign up at AudibleTrial.com/TheDrillDownMusic Break: She Drives Me Crazy by Fine Young Cannibals
Hot Topic: Tesla
Consumer groups ask U.S. agency to probe Tesla 'Autopilot' ads Controversy - The arguments for (A) (B) and against (C) (D) Elon Musk’s response Purported Tesla ‘Ad’ Tesla Model 3 Falls Short of a CR Recommendation Tesla CEO Details Plans for Model 3 Brake Fix Tesla shares poised to rise after 'fever pitch' of bad news: analyst How Elon Musk's rocket company SpaceX beat Boeing to become a $28 billion aerospace juggernautMusic Break: Talking Bird by Death Cab For Cutie
Final Word
Amazon is selling facial recognition to law enforcementThe Drill Down Videos of the Week
A Florida parrot conquers its household by learning Alexa commandsSubscribe!
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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.
