This week, an Amazon robot injures two dozen humans, Google’s CEO testifies before Congress, China flexes its muscle against tech companies in the west, Bold statements from Elon Musk, space news... and much, much more.
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Headlines
24 Amazon workers hospitalized after robot accidentally tears open can of bear spray Microsoft president calls for government regulation of facial-recognition technology to 'ensure that the year 2024 doesn’t look like a page from the novel 1984' Google now allows its Chrome browser to remove all ads from ‘abusive’ sites Verizon takes $4.6 billion write-down on OathAudible Book of the Week
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Hot Topics
Canada arrests Huawei’s global chief financial officer in Vancouver Huawei’s CFO is granted bail by Canadian court Chinese RETALIATION: Former Canadian diplomat held in China Huawei arrest puts 'bullseye' on Apple China bans most iPhone sales after granting Qualcomm an injunction against Apple GoPro moving some production out of China to avoid US tariffs Marriott Data Breach Is Traced to Chinese Hackers Google CEO Sundar Pichai Testifies in front of Congress Google CEO Sundar Pichai refused to rule out launching a censored search engine in China Australia Looks to Rein in Power of Facebook and Google: Regulator says tech companies’ opaqueness could warrant establishment of a watchdog to ensure they aren’t abusing power Elon Musk is brutally honest about Tesla's board and SEC: 'I can get anything done that I want' Elon Musk takes issue with ‘misleading edit’ of Tesla interview on 60 Minutes, here’s what was really saidMusic Break: 2000 Light Years From Home by The Rolling Stones
Final Word
NASA’s Voyager 2 probe has entered interstellar space Water found on asteroid, confirming Bennu as excellent mission targetThe Drill Down Video of the Week
ERB: Elon Musk vs Mark ZuckerbergSubscribe!
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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.
