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By Sanchita Dash Oct 7, 2018

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1. Seems like Yahoo is still alive. The tech giant has launched "Yahoo Together', a new app with smart tools that make streamlining conversations about different topics easier.

2. Book a ride with Google. Passengers can now book cab with their voice and Google assistant will list off price estimates and current wait times for major taxi-hailing apps.

3. Beware! Instagram might be sharing your location history with Facebook. The photo-sharing app has reportedly prototyped a new privacy setting for the same.

4. Facebook combats cyberbullying and harassment. The social media app has introduced a new comment moderation feature which allows users to block offensive words from appearing on their posts.

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Sanchita Dash

Entrepreneur Staff

Former Senior Correspondent, Entrepreneur India

In the business of news for 5 years now. Making my way across India thanks to my career. A media graduate from Symbiosis, Pune, I have earlier worked with Deccan Chronicle (South India's leading English daily), T-Hub (India's largest incubator) and Anthill Ventures (a speed-scaling platform).

Stories, movies and PJs are my thing.

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