This week, Taylor Swift has “˜bad blood’ with Apple Music, what may be coming in the new Apple Watch 2, Nest‘s new camera, Twitter‘s secret project, Lexus teases a real hoverboard … and much much more on The Drill Down.

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What We’re Playing With

Andy: Fitbit Charge HR
Tosin: Echo, Wemo, Nest, Hue lights

Headlines

• Nest Labs Launches Nest Cam Wireless Camera, Security Service
• This Is Twitter’s Top Secret Project Lightning
• Apple Watch 2: Apple plans FaceTime camera, iPhone-free Wi-Fi, $1000+ models, similar battery

Audible Book of the Week

• Year Zero by Rob Reid
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Music Break: Bad Blood by Taylor Swift

Hot Topic: Compensation for Artists in Digital Distribution

• Taylor Swift Blasts Apple In Open Letter Over Apple Music’s “˜Shocking’ Trial Period
  • Apple Says “We Hear You Taylor Swift”, Will Pay Musicians During Free Trial
  • Apple Music signs thousands of independent labels after changing royalty structure during trial period
  • Apple Music wanted to rob artists like Taylor Swift robs photographers
• Jay Z’s Tidal Music Service Boots CEO
• Amazon’s New Plan to Pay Authors Every Time Someone Turns a Page

Music Break: Believe It or Not by Joey Scarbury

The Drill Down Video of the Week

• Lexus Builds a Functional Hoverboard Prototype

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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.