| The Drill Down 552: Martian InSight |
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Friday, November 30th, 2018 at 10:30 am |
On this week’s The Drill Down podcast, does Facebook have a “black people” problem?, Google employees speak out against their own oppressive tech, a stealthy bombshell climate change report, NASA lands on Mars, Climate Change explained with atmospheric scientist Jeff Peischl… and much, much more!
...continue reading » Topics: Apps, Computers, Electronics, Features, Gadgets, Podcasts, Science, Software, Space, Technology, The Drill Down |
Tags: algorithm, Alphabet, biotech, Boston, climate change, CRISPR, DNA, Dragonfly, Facebook, gene tech, genetics, Google, InSight, Jeff Peischl, Mark Zuckerberg, Mars, Massachusetts, minorities, NASA, police, Sheryl Sandberg, Space, Surveillance | |
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| The Drill Down 551: Facebook At War |
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Friday, November 23rd, 2018 at 12:40 pm |
On this week’s The Drill Down podcast, Disney‘s new streaming service, Elon Musk plans to make your sewers Boring, and launch thousands of satellites into space, Facebook in crisis, poking fun at Amazon … and much, much more.
...continue reading » Tags: Amazon, Black Friday, Disney, Doctor Who, Elon Musk, Facebook, Google, Jeff Bezos, Privacy, SpaceX, TARDISblend, Tesla, The Boring Company, US Elections | |
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| Tech Preview: Rethinking The New MacBook Air (2018) |
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Tuesday, November 20th, 2018 at 10:00 am |
Keyboard shot of the MacBook Air 2018.A mere fortnight ago, GoD’s The Drill Down podcast dug deeply into the toys that Apple showed off during its Fall hardware event. The long-awaited MacBook Air and the surprising new form factor and functionality of new iPad Pro were the showstoppers; and while both have received generally favorable reviews, something doesn’t quite sit right about the new laptop. Perhaps it’s the form factor, which is only moderately refreshed. Or perhaps it’s the fact that since 2015 we’ve seen the  MacBook 12″ as a successor, or “heir to the old Air,” so to speak, with its improved slender wedge shape, its extreme battery life, and its incredible portability. The new MacBook Air ups its direct predecessor in the categories — it’s clearly a better computer than the previous version — and people have been waiting for the Air to come back with Retina display, TouchID, and the larger track pad — all necessary standards on modern MacBook computers.
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| The Drill Down 550: Holiday Gift Guide 2018 |
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Friday, November 16th, 2018 at 11:00 am |
On this week’s The Drill Down podcast, the secret customer score that determines how you’re treated, and The Drill Down‘s annual Holiday Gift Guide… The holiday season is coming up and The Drill Down would like you to be ready for it. So as we do every year around this time, we’ve prepared a list of what we consider the perfect gifts to give… and get this holiday. So before you stand around for hours this Black Friday, spend some time with us.
...continue reading » Topics: Apps, Computers, Electronics, Features, Gadgets, Gear, Gift Guide, Holidays, Podcasts, Software, Technology, The Drill Down |
Tags: Apple, Apple Watch, Audible, Britbox, Chromecast, Gift Guides, Google, Google Hub, Holiday Gift Guide, HTC Vive, HTC Vive Pro, iPhone, Marvel, Netflix, PlayStation 4, SONOS, Sony, Spotify, Stan Lee, The Beatles, The Drill Down, Virtual Reality, Vitamix, VR, Waterpik | |
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| The Drill Down 549: Beast With Three Head-quarters
On this week’s The Drill Down podcast, will genetic editing improve humanity, or kill us all, plus Amazon Prime Day results, U.S. election hacking, an Uncharted fan short… and much, much more.
...continue reading » Tags: Alphabet, Amazon, Amazon Prime, Amazon Prime Day, Bill Gates, Facebook, FCC, Federal Communications Commission, Google, Hacking, Jeff Bezos, robocalls, Russia, Sears, sexual harassment, Uncharted, US Elections | |
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