On this week’s The Drill Down podcast, the Russians hack the DNC?, Instagram out-Snapchats Snapchat, Uber bows to China, the Samsung Galaxy Note 7, a real-world tribute to Pikachu, who’s the most tech-savvy Presidential candidate? … and much, much more.

Podcast

What We’re Playing With

Andy: finished GTA V
Dwayne: Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak
Tosin: Uncharted 4

Headlines

• FBI investigates DNC breach, and its potential ties to Russian hackers
• Instagram Takes a Page From Snapchat, and Takes Aim at It, Too
• Here’s the Samsung Galaxy Note 7
• Tesla misses Q2 earnings, delivers 14,402 vehicles
  • Tesla and Solar City strike a deal.

Audible Book of the Week

• The Great Acceleration by Robert Colville
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Music Break: If You Want Blood (You’ve Got It) by AC/DC

Hot Topics

• Uber Said to Merge China Business With Didi in $35 Billion Deal
• Why Oracle needed NetSuite
• Expecting Data From Theranos, Lab Experts Get New Product
• No Matter Who Our Next President Is, They Won’t Understand Technology

Music Break: Jump by Van Halen

Final Word

• Illegal Pikachu Statue put up Overnight in New Orleans

The Drill Down Video of the Week

• A guy just successfully jumped from 25,000 ft with no parachute, into a net!

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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.