This week, we look into a scandal involving Scott Thompson, Yahoo‘s CEO, wherein he allegedly lied on his resume about having a CS degree. Later, we’ll poke into a couple of exciting rumors of Apple lowering the price of their Macbook Air to $799, plus their upcoming HDTV offering.

But first, the headlines…Facebook sets its IPO price, Discovery buys Revision3, Draw Something loses 5M users/Mo. after Zynga purchase, AT&T CEO regrets offering unlimited data, Google loses copyright infringement case to Oracle over Java, Google’s Hangouts on Air rolls out to everyone, & Google’s Autonomous cars get an official nod from Nevada.

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Headlines

• Facebook Sets $28-$35 IPO Range
• Discovery Buys Revision3 for $30 Million
• Draw Something Loses 5M Users a Month After Zynga Purchase
• AT&T Chief Regrets Offering Unlimited Data for iPhone
• Google liable for copyright infringement, jury finds
• Google makes Hangouts On Air available to everyone
• Google gets license to test drive autonomous cars on Nevada roads

Audible Book of the Week

• I Am a Pole (And So Can You!) by Stephen Colbert

Musical Interlude #1

Hot Topic: Résumé-Gate

• Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson Resume Scandal
• They Shoot Yahoo CEOs, Don’t They?
• CEO Says Sorry to Yahoos for Borked Bio “Distraction”
• Yahoo Director in Charge of Botched CEO Vetting to Step Down

Musical Interlude #2

Final Word: Apple Rumors

• Apple reportedly to release US$799 MacBook Air in 3Q12
• Our Source Has Seen The Apple HDTV, Here’s What It Looks Like

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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), VentureBeat editor Devindra Hardawar, marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Startup Digest CTO Christopher Burnor. Occasionally joining them is Techmeme editor Lidija Davis.