Vine is dead, but that doesn't mean its biggest stars are going down with the ship. When news broke on Thursday that Twitter would shutter the six-second video service, many people began making jokes at Vine stars' expense and prematurely laughing at their demise. Tough day for Vine stars. At least when my shows got cancelled they didn't cancel television while it's a tragedy to lose vine it's a necessary sacrifice in order to lose vine stars Bad news for Vine stars.

Twitter's looping video app and entertainment site Vine will shut down in the coming months after Twitter's sustained failures to turn Vine into a profitable part of their business. Though the company insists that all of the work that's already been created is safe for now, Twitter will begin to sunset the app, and will cease supporting and updating the app, as well as allowinguploads, "in the coming months.

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1) iOS 10.2 new emojis: Here's what you're going to get in the latest iPhone update

2) The iPhone Mail app is garbage. Here's what you should use instead.

3) Inside the secret meeting that changed the fate of Vine forever

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On Thursday, Twitter announced that Vine is officially dying. Over the "coming months," Twitter said that it'll be shuttering the app, leaving the site intact as a mausoleum of some of the world's best art and comedy of the past three years. Vinewas weird, funny, raucous and experimental. It had one of the few recommendation engines that seemed to work, feeding you endless 6 second bites of levity.

Niantic recently updated Pokémon Go with two new features that left most gamers pretty satisfied. Catch bonuses and a restructured gym system are welcome updates to a game that many feel has begun to stagnate. But according to Niantic, this is just the beginning.  We already know more Pokémon are on the way. These new creatures, along with general gameplay changes, have been dubbed "Generation 2" — which is rumored to launch sometime in 2017.

If you've seen a Facebookimage saying you can vote online by tweeting the name Hillary, we're sorry. As convenient as online voting would be, this is a hoax. Feel free to write Clinton's name on Facebook with the hashtag #PresidentialElection Nov. 8, but it won't do anything. In a wildly unsurprising plot twist, the photo originated on a 4chan forum popular among pro-Trump alt-right trolls, as Mashable pointed out. It's an effort to get Clinton supporters to throw away their votes.

Following its reveal at Apple's Sept. 7 event, the AppleWatch Nike Plus arrives in stores on Friday. The smartwatch is designed with running enthusiasts in mind, combining the features of the AppleWatch Series 2 with the Nike Plus Run Club app. The addition of a GPS chip to track movement along with the seamless integration of Nike's fitness app has made anticipation high. A huge 41% of readers are planning to buy the Apple Watch Nike+. 25% as a first Watch, 16% as a replacement.

Last week I was groped in virtual reality. Did you know that could happen? I didn't, but now I'm all the wiser. While visiting my brother-in-law last weekend, we decided to check out his HTC Vive, a virtual reality system. My husband and I stood in his home in Redwood City, on an idyllic 80-degree day, the three of us taking turns on the Vive. It was my turn next.

How do I erase myself from the internet? With growing concerns over online privacy and government surveillance, what was once a seemingly unthinkable question is now becoming more common.  From social networks to professional portfolios to shopping accounts, society is firmly entrapped in a web — literally. The internet is an inescapable part of our lives, and every day, we leave traces of ourselves that can linger endlessly.

When news broke that Facebook board member Peter Thiel pledged $1.25 million to Donald Trump's campaign, the tech community responded with criticism of Silicon Valley's tacit acceptance of a powerful figure funding a campaign of racially charged hate and misogyny. Then, of course, powerful men in tech rushed to defend their relationship with Thiel. On Monday, Y Combinator president Sam Altman said cutting ties with Thiel would be a "a dangerous path to start down.