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what's not to like when you can haha and Wow to your friends I'm Bridget Carey this is your scene that update hey folks before we begin just want to thank my colleagues Aya's and Jeff for covering for me while I was out sick for a few days which I'm sure you can tell by my new and improved raspy voice but talking in words aren't necessary anymore right we have emoji to communicate all of our feelings well the day has finally come for all of us the facebook like button is now joined by five additional reaction choices we do not have a thumbs down disliked option but Facebook has now rolled out a heart to love a post along with other emoji heads named haha Wow sad and angry the new reactions are available to everyone around the world on the app just long press on the like and you'll see the other choices pop up on your desktop hover your mouse over the like to choose your reaction but before you go a motion crazy please be thoughtful and how you use these guys if you're too quick you may accidentally send a haha - a sad post and please don't wow Oh Skeeter in fact just write a comment to properly express your feelings like a human being because being human is more important than ever right now why the machines are getting better at walking Boston Dynamics now run by alphabet has created a new generation of the Atlas robot and a video released on YouTube shows the humanoid robot walking out of an office then taking a stroll in the snowy woods notice how it won't fall down even when the snow is slippery or uneven it also picks up ten pound boxes and puts them on shelves but here's the most bothersome part the researcher uses a hockey stick to mess with Atlas to show how it will fall when pushed and then the guy starts knocking the boxes around why you got to be such a human bully don't you know this gives them reason to hate us and begin the uprising the researcher even pushes that was from behind and the robot which weighs 180 pounds and is five foot nine inches tall is able to push itself back upright play folks don't agitate your robots or they can just walk out on you and then roam the forest seeking vengeance so while the company that owns Google continues to play God they also hired the voice of God to give GPS directions actor Morgan Freeman is now available to give you GPS turn by turn voice directions on Google's free traffic app Waze it's part of a promotion for Freeman's new movie London has fallen an elite team has been assembled to guide your mission let's get started you've heard him narrate films and documentaries and commercials and now he can narrate your epic journey to find the nearest gas station that's it for this tech news update and there's always more at cnet.com from our studios in New York I'm Bridget Carey