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Apple and Google join up to start tracing COVID-19 contacts, Apple makes a bunch of TV shows available to watch for free, Disney faces strong headwinds, and Bloomberg adds a bit of normalcy with a report about the next generation of iPhones. Then Myke at the Movies is sent back in time by whales to watch "Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home." This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by: PDFpen, from Smile : The ultimate tool for editing PDFs on the Mac. Pingdom : Start monitoring your website performance and availability today, and get instant alerts when an outage occurs or a site transaction fails. Use offer code UPGRADE to get 30% off. Offer expires on January 31, 2021. Hullo : A simple, natural pillow designed for comfort. Try it for 60 days. SoundSource from Rogue Amoeba : A superior sound control. Get 20% off. Links and Show Notes: Support Upgrade with a Relay FM Membership Review: Brydge Pro+ iPad keyboard with trackpad - Six Colors Martin Scorsese Courts Apple and Netflix to Rescue Costly DiCaprio Film - WSJ Bob Iger Thought He Was Leaving on Top. Now, He’s Fighting for Disney’s Life. - The New York Times Disney Plus Tops 50 Million Paid Subscribers Worldwide – Variety Apple and Google partner on COVID-19 contact tracing technology - Apple Apple and Google are launching a joint COVID-19 tracing tool for iOS and Android | TechCrunch Apple's 'Find My' Feature Uses Some Very Clever Cryptography | WIRED Coronavirus: UK confirms plan for its own contact tracing app - BBC News Apple Makes Several Apple TV+ Shows Available to Stream for Free for a Limited Time - MacRumors 'Assemble and adjust your Face Shield' - Six Colors Creativity goes on - YouTube Today at Apple at Home - Apple Apple Plans IPad-Like Design for Next IPhone, Smaller HomePod - Bloomberg #109 Is Facebook Spying on You? | Reply All A Memory Called Empire (Teixcalaan) – Amazon The Long Sunset (The Academy) – Amazon The Future of Another Timeline – Amazon This is How You Lose the Time War – Amazon To Be Taught, If Fortunate: A Novella – Amazon The Cruel Stars (The Cruel Stars Trilogy Book 1) – Amazon The Ten Thousand Doors of January – Amazon Gideon the Ninth (The Locked Tomb Trilogy Book 1) – Amazon Trail of Lightning (The Sixth World Book 1) – Amazon Dan Moren Zapier Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home - Wikipedia Vulcan Hello - a podcast from The Incomparable The Incomparable | Whale Logistics Movie (Episode 437) Apple Collection – 512 Pixels iPhone SE - Why Upgrade - Apple