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Uber Now finally lets you delete your account

Uber Now finally lets you delete your account After being given the cold shoulder by a hashtag-using public, Uber has finally taken the hint and given users the ability to delete their own account. This new option — which should roll out in the next few weeks — comes in the wake of #DeleteUber, where dozens if not hundreds of users …

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Amazon’s latest Alexa feature makes it sound more human than ever

Amazon’s latest Alexa feature makes it sound more human than ever Amazon announced this week that it’s integrating new features into Alexa, which will allow developers of Skills to make it sound more expressive and human. Alexa now supports Speech Synthesis Markup Language (SSML), which allows developers to control the tone, timing, and emotion of its voice. With this update, Alexa will whisper, emphasize, …

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Twitter now supports emoji search, which we all absolutely needed

Twitter now supports emoji search, which we all absolutely needed Emojipedia revealed on Twitter that users can now search for tweets and usernames with specific emoji. They chose to announce it by making fun of people using the fax machine emoji.  Follow Emojipedia ?  ✔@Emojipedia   Twitter now supports emojis in  search. Here are people using the  fax machine emoji for some reason 12:29 …

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Twitter is growing, but its bank account isn’t

Twitter is growing, but its bank account isn’t Twitter is finally showing signs of life after months — years, even — of flatlining. The social media behemoth today released its quarterly report for Q1 2017, which didn’t, at first glance, look very encouraging. It still can’t seem to turn a profit. Its quarterly losses total about 7-percent. Revenue was higher …

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Facebook now lets Pages make money from people who steal their videos

Facebook now lets Pages make money from people who steal their videos Video piracy is pretty rampant on Facebook. No, not in the sense that you can download the latest episode of your favorite show, but rather that videos are shared – and ad revenue gained – without proper attribution. Facebook introduced the Rights Manager last year to help combat some of …

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