On this week’s The Drill Down podcast, luddites take aim at next-gen cars, a malware attack against the nation’s newspapers, a new look at the big bang, AI face technology… and much, much more.

Podcast

What We’re Playing With

Andy: Oculus Go; Black Mirror: Bandersnatch [How the Surprise New Interactive Black Mirror Came Together]

Headlines

• Wielding Rocks and Knives, Arizonans Attack Self-Driving Cars
• Truck owners are blocking Tesla Superchargers in ‘ICE-ing’ protests
  • Tesla shares tumble as much as 10% as company misses Wall Street vehicle delivery estimates, cuts prices
  • Tesla reports record production numbers in 2018

Audible Book of the Week

• The New Childhood by Jordan Shapiro
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Music Break: Here is the News by Electric Light Orchestra

Hot Topics

• Malware attack disrupts delivery of L.A. Times and Tribune papers across the U.S.
• Amazon Plans to Add Whole Foods Stores

Music Break: Smiling Faces Sometimes  by The Undisputed Truth

Final Word

• Big Bang Was Actually a Phase Change, New Theory Says

The Drill Down Video of the Week

• Nvidia’s Scary AI Generates Humans That Look 100% Real

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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.