Uber will deactivate riders with low ratings

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French Rock Star’s Instagram Defeats His Widow in Inheritance Battle

If Johnny Hallyday, the “French Elvis,” was a United States resident, then his fourth wife stood to inherit his whole fortune. Social media evidence led a French court to rule otherwise.

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Pokémon Sleep Wants to Make Snoozing a Game Too

Pokémon Go got people walking for hours in the summer of 2016. Now, its makers want to make sleep the next frontier.

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Your Kids Think You’re Addicted to Your Phone

While parents are, of course, worried about their teenagers’ phone use, that concern goes both ways, a new study found.

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Amazon Echo stores your voice commands. Here's how Alexa can delete them - CNET

You can now use your voice to delete audio recordings from your Amazon account.

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Amazon Echo Show 5 vs. Google Nest Hub -- Revenge of Alexa - CNET

The latest Amazon smart display looks cleverly designed to counter the strengths of the Nest Hub.

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Amazon's new Alexa features put more emphasis on privacy - CNET

You can now wipe out the day's audio history by saying: "Alexa, delete everything I said today."

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