This week, Apple goes mum, gets bent, and drops the beat. What’s in the future for Oracle?, Alibaba says “Open Sesame” to an IPO, and Blizzard puts the freeze on their next MMO.

Podcast

(We experienced audio errors that we were unable to resolve during the recording of this episode. We apologize for the poor audio quality of this week’s podcast.)

What We’re Playing With

Andy: iPhone 6
Tosin: Ghost in the Shell graphic novel

Apple Headlines

• Apple Says iOS 8 Update Keeps Data Private, Even From the Police
  • Apple’s “warrant canary” disappears, suggesting new Patriot Act demands
• “You’re sitting wrong”: Some iPhone 6 Plus Owners Accidentally Bending Their iPhones in Pockets

• Apple Plans To Shut Down Beats Music
  • Apple won’t shut down the Beats Music streaming service, but the Beats Music brand may change

Audible Book of the Week

• How Google Works by Eric Schmidt, Jonathan Rosenberg, Alan Eagle
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Music Break: Night Elf from World of Warcraft: Cataclysm

More Headlines

• Ellison Becomes Oracle Chairman as Catz, Hurd Split CEO Job
• Alibaba Kicks off its IPO on the New York Stock Exchange
  • More CEO Changes: JetBlue And Clorox Get New Leaders
• Blizzard cancels its next-gen MMO Titan after seven years
• Amazon to invest $55M in hardware unit Lab126 to test smart home gadgets and wearables

Music Break: Ark Trek from ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’ by John Willams

Final Word

• Netflix Deliberately Ruins A Lot Of Good TV And Movies

The Drill Down Videos of the Week

• Steven Soderbergh recuts Raiders of the Lost Ark as a silent movie
• This Glass Toaster Costs $1,000″”But It Can Cook Steak

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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 tech consultant Tosin Onafowokan. Occasionally joining them is Startup Digest CTO Christopher Burnor.