This week on The Drill Down, ten percent of everything watched is Netflix, Amazon, AT&T, and Google vs consumers, the beauty of our planet, and outer space… and much, much more.

On this week’s The Drill Down podcast, we put aside current news in order to review the year that was 2018. And this time around, as we did last year, instead of merely having a stack-ranked list of top news of the year, we’re going to make tech news compete for awards, affectionately called The Drill Bits.

So put on your tuxes, get in the limo, and roll out the red carpet, ’cause the show’s about to begin!

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.

On this week’s The Drill Down podcast, windows on Mars made from beer, lab-grown brain bits, cloning your dog, ion thrusters, fuel from the air… and much, much more weird science.

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.