On this week’s The Drill Down podcast, an Amazon robot injures two dozen humans, Google‘s CEO testifies before Congress, China flexes its muscle against tech companies in the west, Bold statements from Elon Musk, space news… and much, much more.

Podcast

What We’re Playing With

Andy: Far Cry 5
Dwayne: Audio Hijack
Tosin: Unifi AP AC-LR

Hot Topic

• New report on Russian disinformation, prepared for the Senate, shows the operation’s scale and sweep
  • Russian 2016 Influence Operation Targeted African-Americans on Social Media
  • Full Report
  • Expert Interview w/ Liz Marasco

Audible Book of the Week

• Christmas Eve, 1914 by Charles Olivier
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Music Break: Stille Nacht by Rolando Villazon

Hot Topic

• As Facebook Raised a Privacy Wall, It Carved an Opening for Tech Giants
  • Facebook’s Data Sharing: 5 Takeaways From Our Investigation

Music Break: It’s Not Unusual  by Tom Jones

Final Word

• ‘Fresh Prince’ Star Alfonso Ribeiro Sues ‘Fortnite’ Developer Over ‘The Carlton’ Dance

The Drill Down Video of the Week

• This fake package covers porch thieves in glitter and fart spray

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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.