This week, Black Friday sales are up, body cams for cops, more cellphone spying, Sony gets hacked (again), a monumental change for music charts, and Daleks are alive and well — and we’re building them. The Force is strong with this week’s show…

Podcast

What We’re Playing With

Andy, Dwayne & Tosin: Black Friday finds

Headlines

• U.S. Thanksgiving, Black Friday Sales Break $1B; Total Holiday Spend Online Will Be $89B
• Netflix CEO Predicts Broadcast TV Will Die By 2030
• FAA to propose rules on commercial drones
• Obama announces funding for 50,000 police body cameras
  • Will they change anything?

Audible Book of the Week

• How Star Wars Conquered the Universe: The Past, Present, and Future of a Multibillion Dollar Franchise by Chris Taylor
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Music Break: The Princess Appears from Star Wars by John Williams

Hot Topics:

• Americans’ Cellphones Targeted in Secret U.S. Spy Program
• Sony Pictures Hacked, All Computers Reportedly Unusable
  • Unreleased Sony movies leak after hack; Sony may suspect North Korea
  • Here’s What We Know About North Korea’s Cyberwar Army
  • FBI warns of ‘destructive’ malware in wake of Sony attack
• Billboard Music Chart Marks First Major Change In 20 Years

Music Break: The Emperor Confronts Luke/The Duel by John Williams

Final Word

• Knightscope’s Autonomous Robots Will Take on Security Jobs Normally Held by Humans
• South Korea bans Selfie sticks!

The Drill Down Video of the Week

• Star Wars: The Force Awakens Official Teaser

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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.