On this week’s The Drill Down podcast, Amazon primes Whole Foods, Uber has a new head, Samsung loses its head, Half-Life comes to an end(?), Germany solves “the trolley problem,” and much more.

Podcast

What We’re Playing With

Andy: HBO’s Room 104: Ep. 5 “The Internet”

Headlines

• Uber makes CEO pick official, Kalanick makes first comment
  • Uber says it’ll stop tracking riders after they’re dropped off
• Samsung Heir Is Found Guilty of Corruption in Blockbuster Trial
• ‘Half Life’ writer reveals what could’ve been Episode 3

Audible Book of the Week

• A Crack in Creation: Gene Editing and the Unthinkable Power to Control Evolution by Jennifer A. Doudna, Samuel H. Sternberg
  • F.D.A. Approves First Gene-Altering Leukemia Treatment, Costing $475,000
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Music Break: Lost in the Supermarket by The Clash

Hot Topic: Amazon + Whole Foods

• Amazon Cuts Whole Foods Prices as Much as 43% on First Day
  • Amazon’s Whole Foods deal will make Alexa a lot smarter
• Amazon Cortana

Music Break: Airbag by Radiohead

Final Word: The Trolley Problem

• Kill animals and destroy property before hurting humans, Germany tells future self-driving cars
• Cummins beats Tesla to EV semi truck

The Drill Down Video of the Week

• The Trolley Problem: Consequentialism as illustrated by “I, Robot”

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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.