On this week’s The Drill Down podcast, Apple says “You get and Oprah!, Immigration issues plague Microsoft‘s business, the Space Force is coming, the end of the tech superhero?, Tesla news … and much, much more!

Podcast

What We’re Playing With

Andy: ‘Westworld: The Maze’ Alexa skill
Dwayne: Upang Plus baby bottle sterilizer
Tosin: Kenwood KFC-1653MRW 6.5″ 2-way Marine Speakers Pair (White) , Kenwood 1177524 Compact Automotive/Marine Amplifier Class D Kac-M1824BT, 180W RMS, 400W PMPO, 4 Channel

Headlines

• Oprah strikes deal with Apple as new Hollywood content wars heat up
• Microsoft, under fire for ICE deal, says it’s ‘dismayed’ by family separations at border
  • Microsoft Employees Protest Work With ICE, as Tech Industry Mobilizes Over Immigration
• Trump Orders Establishment of Space Force as Sixth Military Branch

Audible Book of the Week

• Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
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Music Break: Jurassic Park by John Williams

Hot Topic: Tesla

• Tesla continues to struggle with fires at its electric vehicle plant
• Elon Musk emails employees about ‘extensive and damaging sabotage’ by employee
  • Tesla sues former employee for allegedly stealing gigabytes of data, making false claims to media
• Elon Musk e-mails Tesla employees urging ‘radical improvements’ to hit quarterly targets
  • Tesla Switching To 24/7 Shifts To Push For 6,000 Model 3s Per Week By June
• Elon Musk Says a Tesla Motorcycle Will Never Happen

Music Break: Superman by John Williams

Final Word

• The Age of Tech Superheroes Must End

The Drill Down Videos of the Week

• Wearables ep.1: The cyber-woman

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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.