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<div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1594/2016_tech_stories.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Top Technology Stories of 2016' data-article-id='2111'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='9500'>The year 2016 was filled with stories about or involving personal technology.</span> <span data-start-time='9500' data-end-time='21396'>New products and services kept us wondering what technology will be like in the future and how it might affect our lives.</span> <span data-start-time='21396' data-end-time='27000'>2016 was a time of change worldwide.</span> <span data-start-time='27000' data-end-time='40188'>High-tech inventions, changes to existing services, and even product failures combined to make this a year to remember.</span> <span data-start-time='40188' data-end-time='54063'>Digital assistants rose in popularity with the launch of Google Assistant in the Pixelphone and the Google Home smart speaker.</span> <span data-start-time='54063' data-end-time='67958'>Google Assistant can give you a list of activities, answer search questions and tell you when it is time to leave for your next meeting.</span> <span data-start-time='67958' data-end-time='78771'>It is similar to digital assistants Siri, from Apple, and Alexa, from the American company Amazon.</span> <span data-start-time='78771' data-end-time='89500'>In 2016, Alexa expanded its reach into two new Amazon products, Dot and Tap.</span> <span data-start-time='89500' data-end-time='95083'>The service was made available to other businesses last year.</span> <span data-start-time='95083' data-end-time='101938'>So this year, it began appearing on products not made by Amazon.</span> <span data-start-time='101938' data-end-time='112125'>Each Friday in 2016, Amazon sent subscribers an email with new skills for Alexa.</span> <span data-start-time='112125' data-end-time='120042'>The company also created a page for users to discover Alexa's skills.</span> <span data-start-time='120042' data-end-time='130896'>This year, Apple gave Siri the ability to connect to software programs known as third-party apps.</span> <span data-start-time='130896' data-end-time='143521'>As a result, you can use Siri to order a car with the Uber ride service or find a business with the Yelp mobile app.</span> <span data-start-time='143521' data-end-time='152875'>This year, Facebook made a number of changes, including adding Reactions.</span> <span data-start-time='152875' data-end-time='159354'>Now you can do more than Like a post on the website.</span> <span data-start-time='159354' data-end-time='172188'>You can express Reactions such as Love, Haha, Wow, Sad and Angry.</span> <span data-start-time='172188' data-end-time='186667'>Facebook now offers Live Video, so you can share live stream videos with your friends and watch videos from those you follow.</span> <span data-start-time='186667' data-end-time='195854'>Facebook also added GIFs in Messenger and more ways to share photographs.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1594/2016_tech_stories.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=7842 data-hint-location='0' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1594/what_does_technology_mean.m4a'>What does technology mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='applying scientific knowledge for practical purposes'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1594/leaving_for_a_meeting.m4a'><span>leaving for a meeting</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1594/ordering_a_car_service.m4a'><span>ordering a car service</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1594/answering_search_questions.m4a'><span>answering search questions</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1594/applying_scientific_knowledge_for_practical_purposes.m4a'><span>applying scientific knowledge for practical purposes</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=7843 data-hint-location='40188' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1594/how_can_new_technology_help_people.m4a'>How can new technology help people?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='using a digital assistant'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1594/using_a_digital_assistant.m4a'><span>using a digital assistant</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1594/making_a_video.m4a'><span>making a video</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1594/subscribing_to_an_email.m4a'><span>subscribing to an email</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1594/appearing_on_products.m4a'><span>appearing on products</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=7844 data-hint-location='143521' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1594/facebook_added__blank__to_their_website.m4a'>Facebook added <span class='blank'>reactions</span> to their website.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='reactions'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1594/car_services.m4a'><span>car services</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1594/new_stories.m4a'><span>new 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