On this week’s The Drill Down podcast, Russia unplugs from the internet, Nintendo gives us more to switch for, President Trump supports artificial intelligence, Amazon looks for a new HQ, Jeff Bezos exposes Pecker … and much, much more.

Podcast

Headlines

• • Russia to disconnect from the internet as part of a planned test

• Teenage Hacker’s Evil App Steals Apple Mac Passwords

Audible Book of the Week

• The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon by Brad Stone
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Music Break: Sledgehamer by Peter Gabriel

Hot Topic: Amazon & Co.

• • Jeff Bezos essentially accused the National Enquirer of having a political motive for exposing his affair, and insinuated a Trump connection
    • • No thank you, Mr. Pecker by Jeff Bezos
    • Inside the Spy Scandal at the Heart of Jeff Bezos’ War With the National Enquirer

• • Amazon HQ2: New York headquarters project may be in jeopardy after wave of opposition, officials say

• Amazon is buying mesh router company Eero

Music Break: The Legend of Zelda  by Koji Kondo

Final Word

• • Trump administration unveils order to prioritize and promote AI

• NASA is saying goodbye to its Opportunity rover on Mars after eight months of radio silence

The Drill Down Video of the Week

• The 9 biggest announcements from today’s Nintendo Direct

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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.