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breaking up is hard to do but Facebook can ease the pain or if that doesn't work just get a robot cat I'm Bridget Carey this is your cnet update relationship breakups can be crushing and all the photos and connections on social media just make getting over your romance so much more awkward but Facebook is stepping in to help you get over your ex if you change your relationship status to indicate that you're single again you'll get a prompt to see less of your ex on your timeline or not even see him or her at all anywhere on Facebook it's like a block without having to actually block them you can also hide your posts from being seen by your ex or you kid and you want your ex to know how much fun you're having without them right after you sort through the social media drama the next step in getting over a breakup is to stream copious amounts of Adele's music to wrap yourself in a warm blanket of feels to cry it out her new album 25 went on sale friday but she's not releasing it on subscription streaming music services like apple music and spotify you can still buy digital copies of songs but this may actually be a big album for CD sales billboard reports that her album could have the most new release CD shift in the past decade with 3.6 million physical copies in the US the last album to do better than that on CD shipments was n sync's no strings attached 15 years ago now as you say bye bye bye to that X you're going to also want to hit the gym to pump up that self-esteem google is rolling out an update to the Google fit app on Android to display real-time info on your walks runs and bike rides with your smartphone by your side you can also track strength training like sit-ups push-ups and squats and after you land a new lover with that hot bod you built up you can turn your story of getting over your ex into an award-winning screenplay with Amazon's new free script writing app it's called story writer it submits you're finished script directly to Amazon Studios because Amazon is looking for some good movie ideas for its streaming service and if that doesn't work accept the fact that you're going to live alone forever and one of has Rose newest robotic cats the joy for all companion pet is made to bring companionship to seniors for ninety-nine dollars it responds to pets and hugs with cats sounds and movements it's simply perfect that's it for this tech news update and there's more at cnet com from our studios in New York I'm Bridget Carey you