On this week’s The Drill Down podcast, Net Neutrality loses in the nation, but all hope may not be lost, Mark Zuckerberg becomes a bit more transparent than he expected, what Amazon Go means for the world, and new gadgets from Microsoft from the Microsoft Surface Event 2019…and much, much more.

Podcast

What We’re Playing With

Dwayne: OCOMMO 2 in 1 Qi Wireless Charging Station for Apple Watch and iPhone XS 

Andy: Tesla’s ‘biggest-ever’ software update: V10 brings Smart Summon, Netflix, YouTube

Headlines

• All Hands On Deck
• Court upholds repeal of Net Neutrality, but rejects FCC attempt to block state laws.

Audible Book of the Week

• Hello World by Hannah Fry
• Sign up at AudibleTrial.com/TheDrillDown

Music Break: Two Sides by Tobu & Axero

Hot Topic: Microsoft Surface Event 2019

• Here’s everything Microsoft announced at its Surface event
  • Surface Laptop 3
  • Surface Pro 7
  • Surface Pro X
  • Surface Earbuds
  • Surface Neo
  • Windows 10X
  • Surface Duo

Music Break: Been Caught Stealing  by Jane’s Addiction

Final Word

• Amazon Go, goes mainstream. (What are the implications for the future of work?)
  • We tried to pay $1 in cash for a soda at Amazon’s cashier-less convenience store of the future, and it took way longer than expected
  • An NBA arena is opening an Amazon Go-style store where fans can grab beer and food in under 30 seconds “” and never wait in line
  • Trigo raises $22M for an automated grocery check-out platform, similar to Amazon Go

The Drill Down Video of the Week

• Microsoft Surface 2019 event in under 11 minutes

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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.