Download 67: Anything With a 'C'

This week we learn that our apps may be watching us far more than we might have expected, imagine a wacky buddy comedy featuring two voice assistants who have to live together in a single device, observe Twitch and YouTube fighting over streaming stars, and count how many app subscriptions we've got.

This week we learn that our apps may be watching us far more than we might have expected, imagine a wacky buddy comedy featuring two voice assistants who have to live together in a single device, observe Twitch and YouTube fighting over streaming stars, and count how many app subscriptions we've got.

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Guest Starring:

Leah Becerra and Anže Tomić

Links and Show Notes Banks and Retailers Are Tracking How You Type, Swipe and Tap - The New York Times AP Exclusive: Google tracks your movements, like it or not After a year's wait, Amazon and Microsoft bring Alexa and Cortana to each other's devices - CNET NASA successfully launched a spacecraft that will study the Sun’s atmosphere - The Verge Liftoff #78: Shed Some Sunlight on It - Relay FM Amazon Has YouTube Envy - Bloomberg YouTube Offers Cash If Stars Stump for New Features - Bloomberg Why Apple had a secret meeting with app developers in New York to discuss the App Store - Business Insider In a Special Meeting, Apple Encouraged App Subscriptions - The Mac Observer ‘Cat whisperer’ wanted: Get paid to live on a Greek island, care for dozens of cats | WGN-TV God's Little People Cat Rescue - Posts | Facebook Anze Tomic (English) (@atomicxx) | Twitter Leah Becerra (@LeahBecerra) | Twitter