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twitter is the latest tech company that wants to tell you what news you should be reading I'm Bridget Carey this is your cnet update twitter made a big change to its website it added a section called moments you'll find it under the lightning bolt icon it highlights top news and entertainment stories share it on Twitter sometimes the tweets come from official organizations or government agencies a fewer from journalists and when you click on a story you only see a few posts on that topic so Twitter isn't showing you all the posts on a particular topic like you would see in a search instead it's cherry-picking what photos and vines and tweets you see essentially it's shaping how a story is told or what voices are heard for developing news you have the option to follow a moment which takes all new feature tweets on that topic and it puts it in your timeline you see Twitter's been looking for something to help make it more appealing to the mainstream so brand new users can discover interesting tweets easily twitter is not the only tech company entering the news realm Apple has a news app on iOS 9 it features stories picked by Apple staff snapchat discover highlights stories by 14 media companies and Facebook started rolling out instant articles which hosts stories from publishers like the New York Times within the social network so you can read it without leaving facebook twitter is going through a time of change right now with Jack Dorsey taking the reins again as chief executive making him the CEO of both Twitter and square his mobile payments company some believe he's a smart leader that can grow interest in Twitter but if you're looking for a real smartypants I have just prepared for you lumo now makes high-tech running shorts called LUMO run the sensor is hiding inside of the waistband and it measures cadence bounce ground contact time decreases in speed as well as pelvic rotation and stride length the sensor battery lasts a month before you have to recharge it and it's machine washable the men shorts in the women's capris are one hundred dollars now for pre-orders but the price is going up in two weeks to a hundred and fifty dollars and if you're looking for a smarter TV streamer roku has a new model out that supports 4k video it's also known as ultra high-def you can find some ultra high-def video on netflix and amazon but you'll need a 4k TV to see the difference the new roku 4 is a hundred and thirty dollars it's priced higher than amazon's new 4k fire TV streaming box but it's cheaper than the new Apple TV Roku is also rolling out new software updates to various devices over the next two months and there's a handy new feature for travelers it's called hotel and dorm connect it lets you use Roku on internet connection that requires you to first visit a login page which you commonly find in hotel rooms that's it for this technique is update there's more in cnet com from our studios in New York I'm Bridget Carey