Facebook is giving you a tad more control over what you see in your News Feed. In settings, you can find a list of friends or pages that show up the most, along with buttons to unfollow those accounts.
Also in this CNET Update, we take a deeper look at the Amazon Echo smart speaker. Privacy concerns are being raised regarding the always-on microphones, but there are options to turn the feature off. Also, if you don’t like the name Alexa, the Echo’s voice assistant will answer to “Amazon” — and more wake words will be added later:
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