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577: Our Way or the Huawei
This week: Trade with Huawei is banned across the globe, unhappy with Game of Thrones? Sign the petition!, the White House launches a site to report censorship, Minecraft is launching a Pokemon Go-style mobile game, and much, much more.
Headlines
White House launches tool to report censorship on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and Twitter Spotify begins testing its first hardware: a car smart assistant Game of Thrones petition demands remakeAudible Book of the Week
A Game of Thrones: A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 1 by George R. R. Martin Sign up at AudibleTrial.com/TheDrillDownMusic Break: The Night King by Ramin Djiwadi from 'Game of Thrones'
Hot Topics
China's Huawei, 70 affiliates placed on U.S. trade blacklist Exclusive: Google suspends some business with Huawei after Trump Top U.S. Tech Companies Begin to Cut Off Vital Huawei Supplies Huawei: ARM memo tells staff to stop working with China’s tech giant U.S. eases restrictions on Huawei; founder says U.S. underestimates.Music Break: Cat by C418 from 'Minecraft'
Final Word
Minecraft Earth goes a step beyond Pokémon Go to cover the world in blocksThe 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 Vudu product manager Tosin Onafowokan.