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Last week in tech: Bad smartphone habits, new DJI drones, and Facebook bans

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How much time did you spend looking at your smartphone this weekend? In fact, recent research found that our constant smartphone use is having an effect on our kids. Don't worry because this roundup of last week's tech news will get you all caught up with plenty of time left to get outside and enjoy the summer sun. Your children will thank you for reading it. This week, we're talking about the latest round of fake accounts banned from Facebook (and what you can do about them), our increasingly complicated relationship with digital assistants, and whether or not ergonomic gadgets can actually fix the damage from years of sitting and staring at screens.


The Morning After: Another Facebook ban

Engadget

Get the week started off right with a look at Sony's smaller flagship phone and some exciting news for Splinter Cell fans. Time to upgrade?Apple may unveil red iPhone 8 and 8 Plus models this week MacRumors has obtained a Virgin Mobile memo claiming (Product) Red versions of the 8 and 8 Plus will be announced soon, possibly as early as April 9th. It's definitely time to upgrade.NVIDIA will end 32-bit OS GeForce support this month NVIDIA will halt GeForce GPU driver support for 32-bit systems at the end of April, meaning users will lose access to new GeForce Experience features and game-ready updates. Moreover, NVIDIA will end security updates by January 2019, so continuing to use your 32-bit Windows or Linux OS with a GeForce card beyond that date could actually put it at risk. Search, smart home control and third-party integrations.What Siri can learn from Google Assistant Not only is Apple beefing up its phones with "neural engine" chips to power AI efforts like augmented reality and machine learning, it's also building out its Siri team. The company recently listed 161 open positions and hired Carnegie Mellon's Russ Salakhutdinov last year to head up AI research.