439: The Uncanny Valley - a podcast by Andrew Sorcini
from 2016-08-19T07:30
This week, former TDD co-host Tom Cheredar joins us as we discuss: Intel’s VR rig, Gawker gets a new owner, Twitter’s harassment fails, Facebook vs AdBlock, the NSA gets hacked ..and much, much more.
What We're Playing With
Dwayne: Stranger Things
Tosin: Road to Ballhalla
Tom: Adult Swim’s iOS keyboard
Headlines
- Google has a new plan to bring gigabit internet to your home, and it doesn’t involve wires
- Intel shows off all-in-one Project Alloy virtual reality headset
- Univision is buying Gawker Media for $135 million
Audible Book of the Week
- Pines by Blake Crouch
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Music Break: This Ain't A Scene, It's An Arms Race by Fall Out Boy
Hot Topic
- Inside Twitter’s 10-Year Failure To Stop Harassment
- Adblock Plus blocks Facebook block of Adblock Plus block of Facebook block of AdBlock Plus block of Facebook ads
Music Break: Human After All by Daft Punk
Final Word
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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.
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