On this week’s The Drill Down podcast, NY Times sues FCC, Sirius XM buys Pandora, new products from Amazon, Microsoft, and Oculus, the paralyzed walk again using mind control … and much, much more.

Podcast

What We’re Playing With

Andy: Apple Watch Series 4
Tosin: R2LA

Headlines

• NYT sues FCC, says it hid evidence of Russia meddling in net neutrality repeal
• SiriusXM is taking over Pandora in a $3.5 billion deal that’s more necessity than convenience
• The Walking Dead developer Telltale hit with devastating layoffs as part of a “˜majority studio closure’
• Airbnb wants to give its hosts equity in its business
• Walmart deploys 17,000 Oculus Go headsets to train its employees

Audible Book of the Week

• The House with a Clock in Its Walls By John Bellairs
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Music Break: Clocks by Coldplay

Hot Topic: Amazon, Microsoft & Oculus Events

• The 14 biggest announcements from Amazon’s surprise hardware event

• Microsoft starts rolling out Office 2019 for Windows and Mac
  • Microsoft’s massive Surface Hub 2 whiteboards will launch in Q2 2019
  • Run Windows in the cloud with Microsoft’s new Windows Virtual Desktop

• Facebook’s newest VR headset, Oculus Quest, ships in the spring for $399

Music Break: Walk  by Foo Fighters

Final Word

• Man paralysed from waist down makes history by walking again using mind-controlled implant to power his legs

The Drill Down Videos of the Week

• Amazon’s surprise Echo event highlights

• Jon M. Chu Shot This Short Film Entirely on an iPhone XS Max

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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 Vudu product manager Tosin Onafowokan.