Chris and Ian discuss Facebook, Amaxon Alexa and Google Assistant, Apple and CES 2019

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Shownotes * Facebook shared private user messages with Netflix and Spotify * Uber loses latest legal bid over driver rights * Alexa user gets access to 1,700 audio files from a stranger * More than 100 million Alexa devices have been sold * Microsoft is calling an audible on smart speakers * Microsoft Bing not only shows child pornography, it suggests it * Epic Games, the creator of Fortnite, banked a $3 billion profit in 2018 * Netflix shows Bird Box and Elite drive subscriber growth * Some iPad Pros could come bent out of the box * Apple stocks tumble after company cuts forecasts for key quarter * DuckDuckGo debuts map search results using Apple Maps * Apple is putting iTunes on Samsung TVs * Withings brings EKG readings to its hybrid smartwatch * Nvidia launches the $349 GeForce RTX 2060 * HTC announces new Vive Pro Eye virtual reality headset with native eye tracking * HTC announces a PC-powered VR headset called the Vive Cosmos * Google’s plan to take on Alexa: new features, new devices, and a Trojan horse