Facebook has extended the deletion grace period for terminating users’ main account from 14 to 30 days, The Verge reports. “Now, when you go to delete your Facebook account, you have up to one month to reverse the decision if you choose to log back in,” it writes. “Facebook won’t automatically restore your account if you log in, but it says you will have ‘the option to cancel your request.’”

CNet has high hopes for Likewise -- a new app that gathers recommendations from people you know or trust. Not your average app, “Likewise comes from the private office of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates,” it notes. “Larry Cohen, a former Microsoft exec and managing partner of Gates' private office, helped come up with the idea for the app and co-founded Likewise.”

In the opinion section of The New York Times, Zeynep Tufekci accuses tech companies of profiting off of worsening domestic political polarization. As the academic argues: "Facebook, Twitter and YouTube have business models that thrive on the outrageous, the incendiary and the eye-catching, because such content generates 'engagement' and captures our attention, which the platforms then sell to advertisers."

Mobile-only travel booking app Hopper just raised another $100 million in funding, TechCrunch reports. With the fresh funds, it plans to “build out its AI algorithms and expand deeper into international markets,” TC writes. “Hopper has now passed 30 million installs and 75 million trips planned, and says it’s on track to make nearly $1 billion in sales this year.”

Federal officials are planning to run the first nationwide test of the wireless emergency alert system on Wednesday. “It uses a type of alert that can only be sent by the president, and that consumers aren’t able to turn off,” Axios reports. “There’s been some concern that President Trump could use the alerts to broadcast his own political messages, even though that’s not allowed under a law governing the alerts.”

In a cease-and-desist letter, eBay is accusing Amazon of illegally trying to poach marketplace sellers. “According to the accusation, about 50 Amazon sales agents sent 1,000-plus messages through eBay’s system in a bid to sway sellers to its platform,” Engadget reports. “The poaching allegedly violates California’s Comprehensive Computer Data Access and Fraud Act.”

IMDb is expected to unveil a free, ad-supported video service for Amazon Fire TV users, CNBC reports, citing sources. “The new service, which will be similar to The Roku Channel or some parts of Hulu, will feature TV shows and movies.” IMDb is owned by Amazon.

Apple is officially launching its new “Everyone Can Create” curriculum on Apple Books this week. “The curriculum joins Apple’s ‘Everyone Can Code’ initiative by offering teachers a way to integrate into their classroom lesson plans drawing, music, filmmaking and photography,” TechCrunch reports. “‘Everyone Can Create’ is designed to take advantage of Apple’s new 9.7-inch iPad and Apple Pencil.”

Google’s top ad executive, Sridhar Ramaswamy, is leaving to join Greylock Partners as a venture partner. “Prabhakar Raghavan, head of Google’s business-applications unit, will step into the role on Friday,” Bloomberg reports. “Raghavan will now oversee product and engineering for the world’s largest digital-ads business, which is on course to generate more than $100 billion in sales this year.”

In partnership with Ubisoft, Google plans to bring forthcoming Assassin's Creed Odyssey to the Chrome Browser. “On the same day the game comes out on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC, a limited number of users will be able to put Google’s new streaming technology, Project Stream, to the test in what could be a big step forward for efforts to bring blockbuster AAA games to streaming platforms,” CNet writes.