447: Galaxy Supernova
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10/14/16 • 61 min
This week, Russia hacks US elections, The Samsung Galaxy Note is toast, Amazon comes to your corner, President Obama sends us to Mars!... and much, much more this week.
What We're Playing With
Dwayne: Vitamix Professional 750 (G Series)
Headlines
- U.S. government officially accuses Russia of hacking campaign to interfere with elections
- Oculus Touch will be available on December 6th for $200
- Mercedes EQ brand to capitalise on EV 'tipping point'
Audible Book of the Week
- Driverless: Intelligent Cars and the Road Ahead by Hod Lipson & Melba Kurman
- Sign up at AudibleTrial.com/TheDrillDown
Music Break: Burning Down the House by Talking Heads
Hot Topics
Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Timeline:
- 2 September: Samsung issues Voluntary Recall amid Galaxy Note 7 explosions
- 8 September: Airlines ban Galaxy Note 7
- 15 September: US Government mandatory recall
- 09 October: AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, and Verizon halt sales and replacements
- 09 October: Samsung Halts Galaxy Note 7 Production
- 10 October: FAA says “Don’t even turn on the new ones in flight”
- 11 October: Samsung permanently stops Galaxy Note 7 production
- 11 October: Samsung Asks All Global Partners to Stop GxN7 Sales and Exchanges
Amazon Making Disruptive Moves
Music Break: Drops of Jupiter by Train
Final Word
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This week, Russia hacks US elections, The Samsung Galaxy Note is toast, Amazon comes to your corner, President Obama sends us to Mars!... and much, much more this week.
What We're Playing With
Dwayne: Vitamix Professional 750 (G Series)
Headlines
- U.S. government officially accuses Russia of hacking campaign to interfere with elections
- Oculus Touch will be available on December 6th for $200
- Mercedes EQ brand to capitalise on EV 'tipping point'
Audible Book of the Week
- Driverless: Intelligent Cars and the Road Ahead by Hod Lipson & Melba Kurman
- Sign up at AudibleTrial.com/TheDrillDown
Music Break: Burning Down the House by Talking Heads
Hot Topics
Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Timeline:
- 2 September: Samsung issues Voluntary Recall amid Galaxy Note 7 explosions
- 8 September: Airlines ban Galaxy Note 7
- 15 September: US Government mandatory recall
- 09 October: AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, and Verizon halt sales and replacements
- 09 October: Samsung Halts Galaxy Note 7 Production
- 10 October: FAA says “Don’t even turn on the new ones in flight”
- 11 October: Samsung permanently stops Galaxy Note 7 production
- 11 October: Samsung Asks All Global Partners to Stop GxN7 Sales and Exchanges
Amazon Making Disruptive Moves
Music Break: Drops of Jupiter by Train
Final Word
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446: 'Made By Google' Event 2016
This week, Google’s new toys, Yahoo let the US read your email, Facebook takes on craigslist, Amazon challenges students to get conversational... and much, much more!
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Andy, Dwayne & Tosin: HBO’s Westworld / Violent Delights
Headlines
- Yahoo secretly scanned customer emails for U.S. intelligence
- With Its Newest Feature, Facebook Takes on Craigslist
- Amazon’s $2.5M ‘Alexa Prize’ seeks chatbot that can converse intelligently for 20 minutes
- Google Translation Breakthroughs
- How Google Used to Translate: Crowd (22 June 2010)
- How Google Translates Now: Neural Machine Learning (03 October 2016)
Audible Book of the Week
- The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
- Sign up at AudibleTrial.com/TheDrillDown
Music Break: Come Talk to Me by Peter Gabriel
Hot Topic: 'Made by Google' event 2016
- These are the features that make Google's new Pixel phones special
- Google’s “Daydream View” VR headset is smartphone-powered VR for $79
- Google WiFi is a router that simplifies whole-home wireless
- Google Chromecast Ultra brings 4K video and HDR support for $69
- Google Home will be cheaper than the Amazon Echo, available in November
Music Break: Tiny Machine by The Darling Buds
Final Word
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448: Bad Hombres
This week, Donald Trump is insecure, but Peter Thiel is still supportive. Tesla goes fully autonomous, Netflix takes over Hollywood (and CBS steps up to challenge), and Red Dead Redemption shoots for 2017...and much, much more!
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Dwayne: Vitamix Dry Container - I made almond butter
Headlines
- Donald Trump Is Running Some Really Insecure Email Servers
- Facebook chief explains why Peter Thiel is still on the board
- All new Tesla cars now have hardware for ‘full self-driving capabilities’
- Feds Walk Into A Building, Demand Everyone's Fingerprints To Open Phones
Audible Book of the Week
- Surviving AI: The Promise and Peril of Artificial Intelligence by Calum Chace
- Sign up at AudibleTrial.com/TheDrillDown
Music Break: House of Cards by Jeff Beal
Hot Topic: Netflix disrupts Hollywood
- Netflix Is Taking Over Hollywood, and Hollywood Isn’t Thrilled
- Report: Google will launch a cheap web TV service in 2017, and CBS is already on board
Music Break: Triggernometry by Bill Elm & Woody Jackson (from "Red Dead Redemption" score)
Final Word: Red Dead Redemption 2
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