On this week’s Drill Down podcast, Net Neutrality may have a fighting chance, Facebook for kids, cryptocurrency in the news, Tesla powers Australia and goes to Mars… and much, much more.

Podcast

What We’re Playing With

Andy: Photive Hydra bluetooth speaker
Tosin: Fitbit Charge 2

Headlines

• Group of senators calls on FCC to delay net neutrality vote
• Facebook “Messenger Kids” lets under-13s chat with whom parents approve
• Tesla mega-battery in Australia activated
  • Hyundai is building a battery 50% larger than Tesla’s megabattery in South Australia

Audible Book of the Week

• Blood, Sweat, and Pixels: The Triumphant, Turbulent Stories Behind How Video Games Are Made by Jason Schreier
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Music Break: Cool For Cats by Squeeze

More Headlines

• More US Airlines Follow AA’s Lead in Banning Smart Luggage
• People have spent over $1M buying virtual cats on the Ethereum blockchain
  • Steam drops Bitcoin support due to volatility and $20 transaction fees

Music Break: Radar Rider by Riggs

Final Word

• Elon Musk Isn’t Joking About Sending a Tesla to Mars
• ‘Soft Landing’ from “Heavy Metal” (1981)

The Drill Down Video of the Week

‘Orbit Ever After’

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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.